I started writing when I was in college. I have always had a strong imagination, so writing was my favorite hobby. Here is the list of books that I am in the process of writing. No AI is used to create any of my books. I use ProWritingAid software for editing.
Bill Cartmell 2026 Writing List:
Book Series:
Escape the Infected Trilogy (Zombie)
- Escape The Infected - A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller: (The adventure of two friends escaping from different parts of Phoenix for Fountain Hills during a zombie outbreak).
· Self-publish in August 2026.
- Safety No More: (Human threats to group surviving in Fountain Hills).
· 19,582 written.
· Self-Publish–2027.
- Escape to the Mountains: (Forced to flee Fountain Hills to the northern mountains).
· 2k written.
· Self-Publish–2028.
The Templar Portal Series (2 books):
- The Templar Portal: Science Fiction - Time-travel action-adventure.
· Time travel back to ancient Britain during the Roman conquest.
· Time travels to ancient Egypt.
· Current battles between the Knights Templar and the Romani gypsies.
· Finding of the lost treasure of the Knights Templar.
· In final edit - Self-Publish–2026.
- Hunted Through Time: Science Fiction–Time -Travel Action-Adventure. Continuation of the story. They discover that the portals are much older and that the people of Atlantis created them.
· Status: 16k written. Several chapters.
Trinity Worlds Series: Science Fiction
- The Forgotten Planet: Science fiction, fantasy, action-adventure. Book one of a trilogy aimed at teens. A teen accidentally activates a portal in ancient ruins, which takes him to another planet. The planet is in ruins and plagued with dragons and ape-like beasts. Book one is him trying to find a working portal to go home.
· Status: Waiting for copyright.
- The Ice Planet: Science fiction, fantasy, action-adventure. Book two of the trilogy. Teen makes it to the ice planet and finds himself in the middle of a war to take over the three linked planets.
· Status: 5k written. Several chapters outlined.
- Battle for Earth: Science fiction, action adventure. Book three of the trilogy. The battles between worlds come to Earth.
· Status: 2k written. Beginning outlined.
Standalone Books:
- The Island: Fiction, action, adventure. Man inherits an island in Maine. Ancient natives used the island to appease the god of the sea. Local crime leader learns of a story of pirate treasure being offered to the gods and is willing to kill to find it.
· Status: 15k written.
- The Time Merchant: Science Fiction, time travel, action adventure: Stones found in an ancient tunnel allow time travel to ancient Egypt and San Francisco before the great earthquake and fire of 1906.
· Status: 12k written.
- Nuclear Attack: Post-Apocalyptic action-adventure. Father and son struggle to survive after multiple nuclear bombs land in his city.
· Status: 14k written.
- Asteroid Strike: A group of friends hide in a cave dwelling built by the ancients to survive a large asteroid strike on Earth.
· Status: 12K written.
- EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) Attack: Post-Apocalyptic, action adventure. A family struggles to survive as society and government break down after an Iranian nuclear attack knocks out the US power grid.
· Status: 12k written.
Short Stories: The goal is to create a short story book with 20k words each.
- Terrorist Attack: Post-Apocalyptic action adventure. Terrorists unleash biological and nuclear weapons in 20 cities, causing the US economy to collapse. Complete breakdown of the country.
· Status: 7.7k written.
- Pandemic: Post-Apocalyptic action-adventure. The flu turns deadly, decimating the population. A family fights to stay alive.
· Status: 4k written.
- Tsunami: A vacation trip to Tybee Island becomes a struggle for survival as an earthquake offshore triggers a tsunami.
· Status: 4K written.
- Defense Systems: Science Fiction, action-adventure. Ancient humanoid alien military base found buried. The defense system's computer shielded Earth from an alien race that intended to gather slaves for labor on other planets. After repairs, the system detects an approaching fleet of enemy aliens.
· Status: 3k written. Beginning outlined.
- The Pulse: Science Fiction/Horror adventure. China uses the Marburg and zombie viruses to help it take over the United States. They are successful until the virus mutates into a Marburg zombie virus, decimating their army and spreading around the world. This story begins with American survivors coming out of hiding and fighting the infected after the Chinese retreat.
• Status: Beginning outlined.