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Tales of Witchcraft and Wizardry For Halloween

“Hank, you know what instrument I’m best at playing?” “What?” “The organ.” “I’d groan, but then my leg would fall off again.” Hey, I’m alive, but today we’re going to talk about the undead, the spooky, and the not-too grotesque. I love Halloween for all the fun, costumes, and general silliness we allow ourselves to…

The Sixth Annual WIT Awards

Welcome to the Sixth Annual Watched In Theater (W.I.T.) Awards Author’s Note: Every year I look forward to releasing this post in mid-to-late February as Oscar season is heating up. Just as I was about to prepare this year’s post, my time was swept away by The Great Apartment Flood of 2018, in which my…

Love Is In The Air Giveaway – Cause Every Loves Free Books

With Valentine’s Day coming up around the corner, a group of other Fantasy authors and I are sharing some of our favorite books involving magic, adventure, and romance. You can win all of the books pictured below by following this link which allows you to connect with us on social media. Click here for a…

Upcoming Adventures – February 2018 – (Plus A Chance For A Free Book)

The author opened the book to the map. “This is the secret map past Mt. Publication to Mt. Marketing,” said the guide. “It is a murky road, full of paths many of tread and twists no one can see.” “And this map will guarantee success?” the author said. “No,” the guide said, “But walking this…

The Last Jedi

We are now 3 films into Disney’s stewardship of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars universe. Each fan who was raised with the films, comic books, novels, and endless parade of merchandise have our own vision of what Star Wars is. As we go deeper down the path Disney has chosen, there is a mix of…

On Holidays, Hope, and Home

At the end of The Return of the King (the novel version), Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin, have gone through an extraordinary adventure to save the world and look forward to returning to the comfort of home. As the Hobbits enter the Shire, however, the evil wizard Saruman has conquered it and everything is black…

Holiday Sale – November 24 -27

Happy Holidays everyone! It’s been a packed couple of months as I’ve been hard at work getting The Matchgirl and the Magician (The Pippington Tales Book 3) polished and ready for its launch sometime mid-2018. Look for some exciting announcements in February. In the meantime, both The True Bride and the Shoemaker and The Lady…

Why I Write About Good People

She leaned her chin on her elbow and watched through the window. Being asked to be the heroine of a novel was quite an honor, but she found herself quite ordinary. Her wardrobe was made of second-hand dresses she had repaired. Both her parents were alive and well. There was no dashing hero on a…

#Uplifting Authors – September 2017

In case you missed it, Monday (9/1/17) I wrote a post on how you can help in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Since then, wildfires have covered Montana, Washington, Oregon, and other areas in the West, Hurricane Irma has become a Catagory 5 hurricane and is headed toward Florida while bashing the Carribean, and various…

How You Can Help After Hurricane Harvey

For all our disagreements as a nation, the citizens of the United States are good at one thing: Stepping up when there is a natural disaster. Over the past week, as Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath has flooded, destroyed homes, and shut down throughout Southeast Texas, there has been an outpouring of charity from throughout…