Prevail Press

Robert Alexander Swanson

Multi-Disciplined Writer

Writing has been my outlet since I was a kid. A playwright, screenwriter, novelist, technical writer, instructional designer, and more. As a ghostwriter, I authored books, resumes, websites, and comic books for clients without writing skill or who were too busy to write everything assigned to them. Now I write my own books exclusively, and help other writers as best I can. 

Helping Other Writers

I originally launched Prevail Press for my ghostwriting clients. Eventually, I opened it to others with outstanding books who were turned away by traditional publishers. 

A handful of fellow writers founded a writing group called The Writer’s Block because we all lived in the same neighborhood. COVID pushed us online and now we have members across the country, so we re-branded as The Writers’ Arc. 

Robert Alexander Swanson

HAMMER SPRINGS - THE SERIES

In the sleepy, near-coast town of Hammer Springs, Florida, Sam and Jimmy live in the shadow of a coming war. It's 1949 - 1953 in a segregated town on the verge of uprising. 
The Anvil Hammer Springs Book 1
The Anvil is the troubled awaking of Sam to painful relationships and hoped-for dreams. The girl of his dreams–or is that nightmares–changes his life.

The Forge - Hammer Springs Book 2
The Forge chronicles the racial tensions in town and wrongful imprisonment of the black leader. Sam and Jimmy are the heart of the matter.


Me and the Maniac in Outer Space - The Series

To the Moon, Alice!
Officers and Aliens
Off to Save the Universe!

What would you do if you discovered an alien device that would whisk you around the galaxy yet got you home in time for dinner? That’s best friends Hud’s and Jack’s dilemma and they do what any other 14-year-old kids would do! 

 
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Me and the Maniac in Outer Space Series

 

Available in Paperback, Audiobook, Kindle, the Kindle lending library, and Prime Reading as individual books, or buy the collected volume as a hardcover! So many ways to enjoy a wild story! Get yours today. Click the Book to buy!
 

Do Angels Still Fall?

What's a Guardian Angel to do when he's given a new charge who isn't a baby but a pre-teen, hyperactive boy AND he's told to reveal himself to his charge? Breaking new ground for angels, Donael complies and faces a host of challenges and new emotions when he becomes the boy's only friend. Moved to make a rash promise, Donael finds himself wondering... do angels still fall?

Key to the Building Blocks of Parenting

This book was written to foster conversation between parent and child. Society spreads the myth that teenagers are always going to hate their parents as part of growing up. This is patently false. Parents lose their children when they stop talking to them. Warm, lively discussions keep a family close. This novel provides multiple topics to explore; many of which will surprise teenagers. This is NOT just for kids; adults will find it riveting, as well.
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Do Angels Still Fall?
Creativity Wears Boots

Creativity Wears Boots

It's a Brain Thing

Other books tell you what to do with creativity. THIS book tells you WHAT creativity and art really are. It has to do with our unique brain structure.
That means, whoever has a human brain IS an artist! Not only that, but creating is vital to being an integrated person! Within these pages you will discover:

* What art and creativity are and where they come from.
* Why you are COMPELLED to create...
* And why you may NOT be compelled to create; and how to overcome it.
* What the THREE TRINITIES OF ART are.
* Why artists make good reality TV. And these added bonuses:
* Why you behave the way you do. * Why you do things contrary to what you know. * How art and creativity can change you.
* AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK, KINDLE, and AUDIOBOOK (on Amazon and iTunes)! * Now in HARDCOVER!

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eBook

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KINDLE VELLA

For Your Phone

The Often Uncivil Civil Court

Paranormal casework
Strange romance
Straight up fun

The Often Uncivil Civil Court of Judge Craig Z. McNulty

Silly fun

Stupid Powers

Stupid Powers

Kindle Vellas are fun. I’ve never been one for short stories, but an episodic series is straight up enjoyable to write. Eventually, I’ll develop each of these stories into novels, fleshing out the B and C plot, adding description, but for now, they’re just a blast to plunk away on.

Note: I work on these between novels, so I may not update these for a while.

SCREENPLAYS

Burning Meadows

Action Fantasy – A Chicago cop returns his wife’s remains to her little town in Ireland. When his toddler son disappears, Richard must listen to the voice in the wind. Now at war with creatures he never believed existed, the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

First Comes Love

Family Film – An unexpected teen pregnancy leaves a broken family, and a father who barely knows his daughter. When he suddenly discovers the importance of family, he sets out to win his daughter and his ex- back, but can he?

Lunacy

Historical Fiction – Mac lost everything to the point of taking his own life, but when people are discovered on the moon, he accepts the challenge and sets out to disprove it, ends up finding the world he’s lived in and barely ever noticed. Based on true events

Back to my roots

Screenplays are different from stage plays, but the form is the same. 

I’ve written dozens of plays that I’m proud of, however, screenwriting wasn’t taught in my university, so I learned it from scratch. I sold my first screenplay prior to the Internet (I typed it on a typewriter (archaic, right?)). It was a terrible movie, but a decent script. McKee’s Story and blogs by screenwriters were my teachers. 

Contact Us to request a screenplay.

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