My regular readers might remember that back in March and April of this year, I was confined to a wheelchair because of injuries to my knees. I had to find something to do with my extra time, so…I wrote a novel. It is something I have thought about doing for a long time. (Many of us dream about writing a novel. I read that out of 1,000 people that want to, only 3 actually do it.)

After a couple of months, I got walking again and had a 400-page novel written. After a lot of edxiting and revisions, the final product is now ready.

My favorite genre has always been thrillers. Guys like Ludlum, Brown, Koontz, Meltzer, etc., have alweays been my go-to reads for travel and vacation. I have read so many that I wanted to give it a try.

It was a blast. After I finished, I told my wife, “That was so much fun that I don’t really even care what happens to it now. It was like watching a two-month movie in my head.”

Betwen my blog and novelas, I have written (literally) millions of words, but this was the most fun I ever had as a writer. Hopefully you will have fun as a reader.

Thanks for reading!

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Yes, this is my second blog. No, I haven’t lost my mind.

I have been blowing for almost a dozen years. Amazing, no? 1400 posts later and I’m still writing on www.thuswesee.com. I figured that it would have dried up by now, but there are still things to say, and a willing, loyal audience. As for now, it will keep on rolling.

Why this new one? The main reason is that since I am writing and selling more books now, I wanted to distance that aspect of my writing from the religious blog. I made a decision a long time ago that I would not monetize my blog because I just didn’t like the idea of mixing advertising and testimony. It might be fine for you, but it’s not for me.

With this new website I can promote my new books to the audience that is interested, rather than barrage my loyal readers with stuff about books that may or not follow the vibe of Thus We See. (For example, if I were to write a book about serial killers and mayhem, I wouldn’t feel great about hyping it on my other blog.)

Same old Brad. (Emphasis on “old.”) But, I figure I will be Bradley McBride longer than I’ll be Thus We See, so might as well get ahead of that now.

To those who are new: Welcome!

To those who have been with all these years: Thank you!

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