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The Hare and the Hatter–Cover and Synopsis

I teased a story with a Crispin and Malcolm team-up for the Strange Cases anthology before, but with a different plot. It’s a fun little story, and I will use it someday. But as I continued to work on the book, I decided this would be an excellent opportunity to address some of the bigger story arcs of the Beaumont and Beasley series–specifically, the ones pertaining to Wonderland and a certain close relative of Nick and Crispin.

So here’s the cover and synopsis for the fourth story of Strang...

The Geppetto Codex–Cover and Synopsis

The third story in The Strange Cases of Beaumont and Beasley is called The Geppetto Codex, and features Gareth the faun and Sylvia the dryad as its main characters.

[image error]Why does a magical investigations agency require a botanical department? For those times when people start magically turning to wood; that’s why. Given their unique connection to the forest and its mystical spirits, Gareth the faun and Sylvia the dryad are uniquely suited to deal with any mystery involving wood–especially wood inh...

The Hound of Duville–Cover and Synopsis

Next up, we have the second story in The Strange Cases of Beaumont and Beasley—The Hound of Duville.

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“I’m sorry, Miss Blenkinsop, but I’m afraid this dog is your fiancé.”

Wealthy man-about-town Gregory Duville has fallen victim to a baffling (and embarrassing) curse, and Beaumont and Beasley are on the case.

Except, they’re not. Because Lady Cordelia Beaumont has gone missing, leaving only detective-turned-monster Nick Beasley and his brother Crispin to tackle the mystery. To make matters w...

The Janus Elixir–Cover and Synopsis

The first of the six novelettes contained in the upcoming Beaumont and Beasley Book 4, The Strange Cases of Beaumont and Beasley, is called The Janus Elixir.

[image error]Archaeologists are not often consulted by retired gods. However, Malcolm Blackfire is not a typical archaeologist–he’s also a dragon. So, when the brain of the god Janus is stolen from Thanatos Abbey in the city of Talesend, Malcolm and his assistant Melody Nightingale are summoned by Hades himself to investigate.

It doesn’t take long fo...

The Janus Elixir–Cover Reveal and Synopsis

The first of the six novelettes contained in the upcoming Beaumont and Beasley Book 4, The Strange Cases of Beaumont and Beasley, is called The Janus Elixir.

[image error]Archaeologists are not often consulted by retired gods. However, Malcolm Blackfire is not a typical archaeologist–he’s also a dragon. So, when the brain of the god Janus is stolen from Thanatos Abbey in the city of Talesend, Malcolm and his assistant Melody Nightingale are summoned by Hades himself to investigate.

It doesn’t take long fo...

The Strange Cases of Beaumont and Beasley–Final Cover Reveal

Since The Strange Cases of Beaumont and Beasley is an anthology, I’ve actually designed covers for each of the six stories it contains. I’m going to reveal these one by one over the next six days, along with the final synopses for each story.

For now, however, let’s take a look at the cover for the entire book!

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This is a slight departure from the usual design of my covers; the series logo and number are displayed differently. It fits the unusual nature of this particular release, especiall...

The Beast of Talesend—Awards News!

I’m excited and honored to announce that my first novel, The Beast of Talesend, has made it to the final round of the INSPY Awards and the semi-finals of the Realm Makers Alliance Awards.

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The INSPYs were created by bloggers to discover and highlight the very best in literature that grapples with expressions of the Christian faith. Beast is on their 2018 Speculative Fiction shortlist, along with four other excellent works (read about all of them here). The judges will be announcing the luck...

A Few Changes to My Weekly Schedule

This is going to be the first of several important announcement posts this week, all of which will be wrapped up in my (very late, sorry) April newsletter in a few days. And don’t worry, none of these announcements are bad. I have a lot of exciting news to share with you, so I’m breaking it down into chunks instead of cramming it all into one post.

I’ve been fairly quiet online recently, but it is for a very good reason. I was away all last week in beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho, for the sole pur...

Book Review: Entombed in Glass by Stacey Rourke

I was extremely impressed by Stacey Rourke’s novel Rise of the Sea Witch (Book 1 of the Unfortunate Soul Chronicles), far more than I expected to be. (Read my review here!) So I’ve been looking forward to the sequel, Entombed in Glass, for quite a while now. I’m happy to say that it did not disappoint me.

[image error]Mirror, mirror on the wall.
What’s behind that fated call?
He’s the seer of present, future, and past,
Yet remains a nameless face entombed in glass.

Raised as a servant in the underwater ki...

011: Know What You Write

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Welcome to Season 2 of Fearless Fiction! Sort of. I’m not actually doing “seasons,” but I am making a couple of changes to the podcast, so the analogy works.

This week’s episode is all about committing to your story and telling it with conviction and boldness. Some of the topics covered include:

How to make your characters feel like real people How to immerse your readers in your setting How to plot with confidence, whether you’re an outliner or a discovery writer What 1 Corinthians 13 ca...