 A pair of historical novels set in North Carolina during the Civil War, "Sands of Pride" and "Fires of Pride," were published in 2002 and 2003, and his most recent novel, "Warrener's Beastie," was published in 2006.He has also written "The Desktop General" column for "PC Gamer" magazine since 1988.Trotter also has spent time in Filmography as an Assistant Director for "Ghost Recon 2" in 2004 and as the musical consultant for one episode of "Live from Lincoln Center" in 1976.