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April 11, 2017
New YouTube Reviews for Murder in Wizard’s Wood.
What can I say about reviews? They’re like horror films that you just can’t get enough of. I don’t think any author ever has enough reviews, I know getting reviews has proved something of a nightmare for me. The author in me who wants his work read begs for more. …
April 10, 2017
The Wizard’s Bane: Back Cover Reveal
Hello everyone, particularly those of you who’ve asked about the sequel to Murder in Wizard’s Wood. With no further ado, here’s a peak at the hardback’s back cover. The Wizard’s Bane is scheduled to release 4/18/17. It’s going to be a dark one. I’ll post front cover later this week.
April 7, 2017
Blacksmithing with the SCA
During the fabulous Pensacon weekend, I ended up in a discussion with members of the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism – an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe.) As a writer and a medieval era fan, I was intrigued, but my schedule …
Sounds of SCION
I’m back in the Geek Versus Studio for audiobook recording. They’ve gone through a major upgrade, so I have to start over to keep the audio quality uniform. Unfortunately I haven’t read Scion of Conquered Earth or really done any reading out loud in some time. I made a ton …
Island Adventure on Seafarer’s Bane Pt. 3
[From character PoV] We finished off the enlarged preying mantis and the party headed deeper inland. I set fire to the stump thing, not because it had to die as much as the whole of this quest had my teeth and temper on edge. A weak throb of power permeated …
April 4, 2017
New Release: Hijacked (Scion 2+)
The new SCION Companion novel is here! Return to the Protectorate with Manc Shepherd, Tyne Ren and a whole new group of characters. Follow Manc’s hunt for vengeance as he blurs the lines between hero and villain in his quest to return to the Corollas crime syndicate long enough …
March 28, 2017
Island Adventures on Seafarer’s Bane Pt. 2
We’re STILL on Seafarer’s Bane. This week’s adventure finds us still slogging through the jungle. The deeper into the island we get the worse things become. We started our session trying to get a weapon back from near an acid spitting sentient plant crafted out of pasta. Our rogue (Melo) …
March 19, 2017
Island Adventure on Seafarer’s Bane Pt. 1
I know I haven’t talked about it on the site before, but I have a weekly Dungeons and Dragons group. In the old days, once my group figured out I was a story teller, they immediately thrust the role of Dungeon Master onto my shoulders. I can understand to a …
March 9, 2017
Between the Pages
A writer’s life is a strange, wonderful thing embraced by what are essentially a group of driven (stubborn) introverts. I’m certainly not complaining. I love it. When not hiding behind laptops or closeted in dungeons, we get to meet fabulous professionals, incredible readers and each other. We have the perfect excuse …
February 20, 2017
Myth & Magesty
My beloved girls were deliriously happy to have me back after a week at Pensacon. They insisted upon helping test out the new camera. Like a devoted dog servant, I obeyed. Meet Magesty (pronounced majesty.) She’s a few years old now, but she doesn’t know it. We were lucky to …
