(A brief peek into this odd-ball brain of mine since the beginning of the current work in progress.) Me: Alright! It's an urban fantasy about a marital counselor to the supernatural. Werewolves, vampires, and all those magical creatures! It'll be great. Internal Editor: You can't be serious. Urban Fantasy is full of women in tight … Continue reading Arguments with my Internal Editor
From Achilles to Captain America, Perseus to Luke Skywalker, our stories have been saturated with soldier heroes. We play them in our video games, we read them in science fiction; super soldiers who have the strength to fight when others fall behind. AVAILABLE September 8, 2020 We love them because they fill us with hope. … Continue reading Embracing the Super-Soldier Cliche
Usurper has made its way to virtual shelves! You can find it on Amazon in both eBook and paperback. This is the third installment in the Sedition series that follows Trenna Dyngannon and her husband Nelek as they struggle to find peace between humankind and the Eldur nation. Fans of the novels - who may … Continue reading Book Release Mayhem!
Well, after possibly the worst Christmas present ever - which was a 24 hour flu bug that gave me an absolutely miserable day - I'm finally getting around to my end-of-year post. A friend of mine (L.J. Cohen, author of several YA novels that everyone should be reading) introduced me to the idea of posting … Continue reading Year’s End
Technically I started this book over a decade ago while working at a Clinic & Hospital. I toted it around in a notebook and copied pages off for my mother since typing on the electric typewriter (shut up, I couldn't afford a computer back then) took more time than I had. Yes, she still has … Continue reading Throwing Confetti! (AKA – Persona’s Re-Write is done!)
My characters all met at Chili's last night, crowding around booths in their respective groups, sometimes mingling with characters from books or series outside of their own, and generally causing mayhem to my REM cycle. At this point in my career I have 6 books out for sale, 6 books on my desktop in various … Continue reading Gutter Space – Chili’s Edition
I know there are a lot of writers out there that just go with the flow, throwing out however many words a week at sporadic intervals, relying on their Muse to get them through. I envy these people. I imagine their Muse sitting right beside them, nagging them at all hours of the day to … Continue reading Missed Deadlines and Fighting the Muse
I began reading Sedition to my son recently. He's seven now and the whole Fantasy world of Dyngannon seems to appeal to him. That or he just really likes the sword on the cover. I'm pretty sure much of the story is over his head but, he picked it and all. (Don't worry, we read … Continue reading Owning Your Craft – Sedition Version
WWII is heavily documented. I have volumes and volumes of historical content that have helped me better understand how and why events took place throughout the war. No, really. Volumes. I also have several Documentaries on DVD which have helped shed some light on the timeline for Persona and the general feel of what was … Continue reading Working with Historical Timelines – Persona Version
Dear Diary, As expected I made every mistake there is to make while self-publishing a novel. After its "Hydra leak" on the 1st of January I went through the Kindle version and found no less than 25 translation, formatting, or just-plain-dunce errors that had to be fixed. The Orange Beast is still laughing at me … Continue reading Self-Publishing Journal Entry #6
