Ed Howdershelt

Born around 1950, Ed Howdershelt is an author. He originated the "four boxes of democracy" meme, widely used by the pro-gun lobby in the USA, which states: "There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo. Please use in that order"
Howdershelt says he introduced the concept in February 1971 at a student protest rally at the University of Texas, Arlington, USA.
Howdershelt is a US army veteran who lives in Florida after traveling the world and surviving “three wars and the Cold War era while employed by spooks and para-militaries”. He states that his experiences in the last 6 decades are the main source of ideas for his books, and they certainly have enough detail to satisfy and capture his readers' attention. In spite of this, he remains a private man as to certain details of his life and his friends.
After 1996, Mr. Howdershelt turned to e-publishing and as of September 2010 had 32 titles in Fictionwise.com, an established on-line e-book store owned by Barnes and Nobles, as well as other established online bookstores. These titles include novels in two popular Science Fiction series: "In Service to a Goddess" and "3rd World Products".
His titles are meant for adults, due to their explicit and realistic content, and he offers three free science fiction e-books for download at his "AbintraPress.com" Website: "4th Wish" (short story), "An Encounter in Atlanta" and "Sara Con", all of which are good examples of his style. A "straight talking" and realistic writer, Mr. Howdershelt has resisted the temptation to rewrite or edit out events to make them more commercial, and describes them as he remembers experiencing similar situations.
When using real experiences, he is very careful not to infringe on the privacy and anonymity of his friends and acquaintances. In addition, he tends to present himself as the main character, which leads to interesting discussions about character "Ed" vs. the author himself in the online forums his fans participate in. Interestingly enough, he includes discussions and disagreements with his opinions and positions in his stories, which allows the reader to disagree with the main character without losing interest (and a connection) with him. This, too, adds a touch of "reality" to his characters, and to the situations they go through. He counts on a team of volunteer online editors ("nit-pickers", as he calls them) who read the first versions of his science fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy stories, to ensure the quality of his titles.
A "self-made" person with a phenomenal memory for facts and details, combined with a story-telling style that captures his readers and makes them reread his work over and over, the real Mr. Howdershelt is as surprising as his characters are, participating in numerous forums on computers, e-publishing, and science fiction.
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