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Jay And Char Save The Galaxy

Delivery jobs don’t usually come with a side of heroism.

Husband and wife duo Jay and Char run a transport starship-for-hire. They haul cargo and passengers across the galaxy—for the right price. Is it the prestigious job Jay’s mother wished he had? No, but disappointing her was nothing new.

When a pair of nonhuman travelers booked passage on Jay and Char’s ship, they failed to mention the whole host of trouble they’d be bringing with them. Now, the fate of the galaxy is in jeopardy, and it’s somehow up to a pair of middle-aged interplanetary freight haulers to fix it.

And the bigger question is: Will saving the galaxy finally be enough to make it onto Jay’s mom’s holiday brag letter?

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Jay And Char Save the Galaxy is my new standalone sci-fi comedy. Publishing Tuesday, May 20th!

Pre-sales available now. Available across multiple platforms as an eBook, paperback, and audiobook.

The Ongoing Writing Process Blog of MJ Blehart

Even as a Creative – I am Not My Job

September 14, 2021

There is more to me than being a creative. Sometimes I need to remind myself. Some of the work I've done (shelved poorly). I love being a writer. This is the thing I have always believed I was meant to do in this world. But being a writer – like...

A Little Knowledge Goes a Long Way

September 11, 2021

Even in fiction, a little knowledge helps make connections. Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Have you ever read a book, watched a TV show or movie, and come across something so implausible that it ruined the story? Lots of fantasy and sci-fi are built on largely impossible things. Superheroes...

Why That Word Choice?

September 7, 2021

Any word choice you make will impact your work. Photo by MJ Blehart Whatever you are writing – words matter. The English language is messy. Someone I know described English as the language that takes other languages into back-alleys and shakes them down for loose grammar. Because English is how...

Why Do I Love Sci-fi?

September 4, 2021

Sci-fi has always represented potential and possibilities to me. Elements of the author's sci-fi fandom As a kid, I wanted a lightsaber. I mean, c’mon, who wouldn’t? Laser sword! So cool! Rockets leaving Earth and orbiting the planet are amazing. Probes into the solar system expand our knowledge. But how...