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I’m On Patreon! (Also, a FREE Short Story!)

My blogging/announcements schedule has been derailed somewhat by internet outages this week, but I’m trying to get back on track now. A couple of the things I was going to post about this weekend will have to wait a day or so. For now, however, I’m happy to announce the launch of my shiny new Patreon page!

So why am I on Patreon, and what exactly will I be doing there? I’ve been planning this for a long time, but it took a while for me to figure out exactly how I wanted to go about it. I didn...

Beaumont and Beasley: The Musical! (PARODY, humor, not actually a thing)

Following up from yesterday’s exciting Wattpad announcement, I am overjoyed to reveal that Beaumont and Beasley is being adapted into a Broadway musical. I can’t say this is something I planned for the series when I first developed it, but hey; I’m always happy to diversify my platform.

The songs will be composed by Alan Menken…sort of. I have reached a cost-saving arrangement with Disney that will allow me to recycle melodies of songs that Mr. Menken has already written. Recycling is all the...

Available Now On Wattpad–Crockett & Crane!

I’ve been teasing this for a long time now, and people were probably starting to think I would never actually post it. BWA-HA!! My brilliant plan to lull you into a false sense of security has succeeded! Behold, my fiendish creation!

*thunder rolls and lightning flashes*

Crockett & Crane, Book 1: Horseman

In the year 1820, monster hunter Ichabod Crane searched for a mysterious creature called the Headless Horseman. His quest ended in an embarrassing failure that marked his family with disgra...

Writing Rituals

Another fun blog tag today, this one courtesy of Claerie Kavanaugh. (Click the link to read her post!)

Let’s talk about my utterly fascinating writing rituals. They will knock your socks off. Even if you’re not wearing socks.

When do you write? (time of day, day of week)

I snatch every bit of free time to write, regardless of when in the course of the day or week it comes. Usually that ends up being in the mid-afternoon or evening. I carry my iPad and a bluetooth keyboard around with me so I...

Book Review–The Traveler by E.B. Dawson

Anissa Robson is becoming an adult in a society she never really identified with. Forced to choose her career path, she becomes an apprentice to a young, headstrong politician who seems to stand for everything she disagrees with. The dreams she has refused to report grow more alluring to her as she becomes disillusioned with her job. But the lines between reality and her dreamland begin to blur and cross over, launching her onto a path she would never have chosen for herself. Is the governmen...

Strangest Browser Searches

I got tagged by Jenelle Schmidt to join in this blogging challenge. At first, I really didn’t think I’d be able to contribute enough interesting stuff to fill an entire blog post. I mean, I know we authors joke a lot about our strange browser searches, but surely I haven’t actually googled anything that strange, right?

Right?

Well, a look back through my Google searches proved me wrong. When you write in the fairy tale genre like I do, you have to do a TON of research–usually to make sure you...

Indie Author Interview of the Month–with E.B. Dawson!

It’s my great honor to welcome E.B. Dawson to this month’s Indie Author Interview. Beth has been a friend of mine since the early days of my career as a writer, roughly nine years ago.

(Wait, what? It was only nine months ago? WOW, this has been a busy year.)

I’ve just finished reading Beth’s soon-to-be-released novel, The Traveler (available September 15). Here’s the synopsis:

Anissa Robson is becoming an adult in a society she never really identified with. Forced to choose her career path,...

Book Review: My Lady Jane

Let’s face it–history can be pretty depressing.

For one thing, the vast majority of people involved in history are dead. For another, quite a few of them came to sad and even gruesome ends. Take Lady Jane Grey, for example. Became queen of England in 1553, ruled for only nine days, got her head chopped off. And on top of that, the poor girl was only sixteen years old. Her beloved husband Lord Guildford Dudley met the same end, at age nineteen. If any historical event needed a heaping dose of...

Cover Reveal! The Traveler by E.B. Dawson

I’m very excited and honored to be part of the launch team for E.B. Dawson’s upcoming sci-fi novel, The Traveler. I’ll be doing a couple different posts on it leading up to the launch on September 15th, so stay tuned! Today, I’ll be sharing the awesome cover with you. But, to keep you in suspense, I will first make you read the awesome synopsis. Your imagination will have to supply the dramatic trailer music and Sir Patrick Stewart narration.

 

Anissa Robson is becoming an adult in a society...

Calling All Artists!

Psst. Hey, you. Yes, you with the pencils or the pens or the Wacom or whatever.

I couldn’t help but notice that you like to draw. And since you’re reading this post, I’ll bet you’ve either read my books or some other book from a Fellowship of Fantasy author. Read the FoF review of The Beast of Talesend here, and look through the categories in the sidebar to see if one of your favorite authors is featured. Naturally, this is assuming that you have a favorite author besides me, which I realize...