Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
Exile was on tour! For those who follow my social media pages, you’re aware that Exile was recently on a virtual book/blog tour with Escapist Book Co. I’ve done a couple similar tours with them in the past, for both The Moon’s Eye and The Talisman of Delucha. Those were both fun and I got […]
It’s Unusually Quiet… About two weeks ago, I finished writing the sci-fi project I’ve mentioned off and on. It’s officially the longest book I’ve ever written, but was so much fun. The title (for now) is Wraith and the Revolution. I’ve also commissioned some character artwork that will be included as part of the finished […]
Comparing Two BookBub Featured Deals As many of you know, I’m a scientist, and scientists like to experiment. Even with non-sciencey things. My latest book-related experiment was a BookBub featured deal. Now that I have had two for different books at different stages of their literary lives, I can compare and contrast the results. My […]
My Fort Collins Comic Con Experience (as an author/vendor) In my quest to start doing in-person events as an author, I opted not to go with the traditional book signing at a store, but instead jumped right into a local comic con. I’ve attended several cons before as an attendee (sometimes in costume,) but this […]
Long-term Progress I read a post on social media recently where an author talked about how far they’ve come as a writer since the beginning of their journey. I know I’ve alluded to it a few times myself, but I haven’t ever specifically addressed it here. So, now I am. I started writing novel-length “stories” […]
Exile is on sale + An Excerpt from Guardian It’s a Caein Legacy kind of day here. First off, ebooks of Exile are currently on sale now through August 21 for $0.99 (USD/AUD/CAD/GBP) on all retailers, thanks to a BookBub Featured Deal. So don’t miss out on the sale! Click here for purchasing links for […]
The Cover Art Process: The Caein Legacy I originally shared some of this with my newsletter a few months ago, but I’ve decided to share it here too. I think it’s especially important to share this now, given some of the artwork issues that have been cropping up in the publishing industry. I hired a […]
Empathy and my Writing Process Let me preface this post with a story. The company I currently work for is very big on culture and has taken a number of steps to help promote the well-being of employees. I have never worked anywhere with a culture quite like it, and it’s 90% of the reason […]
Fun Stats About my Books I wrote a post a few months ago about “darkness” and included some stats at the end for my books. (See: I Write Darkness.) That post was prompted by my revisions of Serpentus, which was the most emotionally-difficult book I’ve written to date. If you’ve read The Relics of War, […]
The Source of the ANTs (for Exile) A few months ago, I posted about ANTs (automatic negative thoughts), in part to help myself work through some pre-publication fears, but also because I thought some people might find the information helpful. As those who follow my blog or social media regularly are aware, the publication in […]
