Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
SPFBO8 Begins! I learned about the self-published fantasy blog-off (SPFBO) last year, on the day they were accepting entries. I briefly considered entering Hunted, my only published work at the time, but in the end, decided not to for a few reasons. Anyway, I followed SPFBO7 through 2021 to its conclusion in April 2022. There […]
The Relics of War: The Scenes That Didn’t Make It I was recently asked if there was anything in The Relics of War that I’d originally included as part of the story, then decided to scrap. The answer is YES. There were several. With the original version of the story, I knew there were some […]
My Villains Note: If you’re having difficulty viewing images, please click on the blog title at the top of your email to view it in a web browser. There is a recent issue preventing some mobile users to view imbedded images from my posts. I considered writing a post about villains several months ago, then […]
The Caein Legacy: Cover Artwork Note: If you’re having difficulty viewing images, please click on the blog title at the top of your email to view it in a web browser. There is a recent issue preventing some mobile users to view imbedded images from my posts. Back in January, I mentioned that I’d come […]
The Ballad of Alchemy and Steel: Coming April 30! Note: If you’re having difficulty viewing images, please click on the blog title at the top of your email to view it in a web browser. There is a recent issue preventing some mobile users to view imbedded images from my posts. I began this novella […]
An Overdue Check-in Life has been busy. Work life. Writing life. Personal life. Well, maybe not so much on the third one, as the first two have taken up most of my time. I realize it’s been a while since my last “check-in” post. With all of the book-related content I have planned, I think […]
An Excerpt from The Ballad of Alchemy and Steel The Ballad of Alchemy and Steel is scheduled to release April 30 (free to newsletter subscribers: subscribe here) It’s only 16 days away, so it’s about time I share a little from that novella. This piece comes from early in the story and sets the tone […]
Cover Reveal: War of the Nameless As those of you who follow me on social media probably know, I officially finished the rewrite on War of the Nameless a couple weeks ago. I made a promise to myself – and several fans – that I’d reveal the cover on social media April 5 if I […]
Reader Question: When you write, do your characters physically “talk” in your head? To begin with, I posed a question to my private Facebook group earlier in the month: I was expecting responses about characters, upcoming plot lines for the trilogy I’m releasing, and the like. I was not expecting the first question I received. […]
The Emotional Complexity in my Writing As many of you who follow me know, I applied for a Kirkus review back in December for The Moon’s Eye. This was one of the scarier things I’ve done as an author to date – Kirkus is the book review site and what they say about a book […]
