Author of The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & Wraith and the Revolution
Late backing for The Book of Spores short story anthology The Book of Spores short story anthology’s Kickstarter officially ended on December 4, and I wanted to start off this post by thanking everyone who took an interest in the campaign enough to back it. It funded very quickly, and we were able to meet […]
SPFBO XI is set to begin! One of the biggest indie fantasy book contests will begin on February 1. If you’re unfamiliar with SPFBO (the self-published fantasy blog-off), it’s a (mostly) annual contest run by Mark Lawrence with the help of 10 volunteer blog teams. 300 books are chosen at random from the submission pool […]
Survivor: A new short story and a cover reveal! I’ve been slowly releasing a new short story to my monthly newsletter, and January 31 will bring chapter 3 to readers. The story is called “Survivor,” and it features Kye Verex from Wraith and the Revolution…only a few years younger than he is in the novel. […]
Huge News: You can now buy direct from me! I think the headline says it all, but I now have a shop on my website! You can buy paperbacks, hardcovers, or ebooks direct from me. No more going to a retailer (unless you really want to.) You can browse the new shop here! This has […]
Let’s talk about “grimdark” What is grimdark? Grimdark is a term used to describe books, movies, and games, and it seems to be growing in popularity. Some of my books have even been labeled as grimdark by some reviews (though I contest that label for all of my titles. I’ll go into why I disagree […]
Happy New Year! Here’s hoping 2026 is a good year for all of us. While 2025 was okay, there are definitely parts of it that I’m happy to leave behind. What are my writing plans for 2026? First, I’m planning to complete final revisions on Rites of Departure, book 1 of The Fontayne Company duology, […]
2025 in Review I think 2025 has been a strange year all around. It has definitely been weird for me, and even after a few months to process some of the specific weirdness, that’s still the only word that seems adequate to describe it. 2025 has been weird. But there has been a lot of […]
Thank you! 2025 has been a roller coaster year. There have been ups and downs, corkscrew turns I couldn’t have anticipated, and some wild twists. But overall, it has been a pretty damned good year for me, despite the current workplace situation. Since many of you subscribing to my blog are based in the US, […]
Serpentus (and many other books) are on sale this weekend! I’ll admit that it’s been a while since I last put Serpentus on sale, so this is a bit overdue. But it’s not alone: The authors of FanFiAddict are doing a group sale this weekend, so you can stock up on everything fantasy, sci-fi, and […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Holidays and Festivals Since we’re headed into the real world’s holiday season, I figured now was a good time to share some of the fictional holidays and festivals you might encounter in my book worlds. I don’t have many featured in my books yet, but I hope you enjoy a few extra […]
