Saturday, June 29, 2024

My Original Music & Albums

 

"Visions" by Bob Stegner © 1978


During the 1970s and 1980s, I was a singer-songwriter. I wrote a lot of original music and published two albums. It was a wonderful time in my life! I loved it and traveled around the western U.S., Canada, and Alaska playing and performing in various venues. However, after my second album, I began to have problems with my voice. At that point, I discontinued singing and performing and studied voice for several years, hoping to rehabilitate it, but I was never able to fully recover. The memories still remain, though, and I cherish them!

I've always been someone who needed a creative outlet, so now my passion (since 2013) is writing science fiction and fantasy books, and that's what this blog is all about. But recently I decided to use it to share my music with you as well.

I'll be putting my music and albums on a Bob's Music page where you'll be able to listen to all of it, but that will take some time. For now, I've embedded the title song from my first album, entitled "Visions," in this blog post. Just click on the video above to hear it and see the album cover.



Saturday, June 8, 2024

My Blog is Being Read in 85+ Countries - OTHER Category Update

 


Readers Around the World

  

This is an OTHER category UPDATE. The OTHER category is for all countries not specifically in the database for this blog, so I'm giving those a prominent spot at the top of the list with the number of pageviews as of the day I post this entry. Plus, I've included you in the number of countries with the plus sign: 85+.

Here's a complete list of the countries:
  • Other - not listed in the database by name
    • 3620 pageviews as of 8 Jun 2024
  • United States
  • Poland
  • Ukraine
  • France
  • Turkey
  • Germany
  • Denmark
  • China
  • Russia
  • United Kingdom
  • Spain
  • Netherlands
  • Belgium
  • Romania
  • Taiwan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Italy
  • Canada
  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
  • Mexico
  • Vietnam
  • Thailand
  • Colombia
  • Austria
  • Macau
  • Ireland
  • India
  • Singapore
  • Moldova
  • Pakistan
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • South Africa
  • Philippines
  • Czech Republic
  • Finland
  • Malaysia
  • Kenya
  • Australia
  • Estonia
  • Japan
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Greece
  • Nepal
  • Bangladesh
  • Switzerland
  • Hungary
  • Portugal
  • Slovenia
  • Bulgaria
  • Israel
  • Mongolia
  • Puerto Rico
  • Iraq
  • Latvia
  • Serbia
  • Sweden
  • Georgia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Iceland
  • Croatia
  • Egypt
  • Algeria
  • Turkmenistan
  • Cypress
  • South Korea
  • Ecuador
  • Kenya
  • Ethiopia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Armenia
  • Morocco
  • Uzbekistan
  • Madagascar
  • Belarus
  • Mozambique
  • Albania
  • Haiti
  • Zimbabwe
  • Uruguay
  • Fiji
  • Afghanistan
  • Guinea
  • Panama
  • Hong Kong

 

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Update for Book III Of The Alban Saga: THE VORTEX

 




The Alban Saga series takes place in Scotland in the real world with fantasy elements incorporated within it. It also includes mystery, time travel, important aspects of  Scottish history, and real locales as well as famous sites within Scotland.


Beatrice was Book I and Black Grotto,  Book II. The Vortex is the third and final book of the series, and I just finished Chapter 25 titled "OMNIPOTENT."


The Vortex is going to be about 31 chapters long, with the final chapter being the "Epilogue." It's looking more and more like I'll be able to complete and publish it sometime during the fall of 2024. Maybe sooner if everything goes well!