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September 6, 2018
Announcing my NaNoWriMo 2018 Book: The Magician on Main Street
I am happy to announce my 2018 NaNoWriMo novel, the sequel to The Wizards on Walnut Street: The Magician on Main Street.
Follow Andy, Apollo, Killian, gangster gnomes, a talking alcoholic snake, and a recently-resurrected mummy as they discover a new force threatening every magical creature in Cincinnati.
Please add me as a buddy on NaNo!
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August 15, 2018
August 9, 2018
The Post-Eraser Culture
Recently there has been a lot in the news regarding things people did years ago. In a world where nothing can ever be truly removed from the internet, how does this impact the way people live their lives? In a world without erasers, are we judges only by our mistakes?
“I am a garbage human being,” I told a friend last week when they were talking to me about some issues I have been having recently. Depression, anxiety, self-loathing–symptoms of a lasting issue that I have fought with my entire...
August 4, 2018
What You Make
July 23, 2018
Where are the Non-binary Characters in Fiction?
Over a year ago, I started to plan my novel, The Wizards on Walnut Street. What started as an exercise in fantasy world-building and humor quickly became a major project involving diverse and interesting characters…but along the way I learned something terrible about the fiction industry.
There isn’t much non-binary representation.
LGBT representation in fiction has long been a problem. With the advent of POD books and an increase in awareness by LGBT groups and creatives, there has been an...
The World-Building Series
Hello, writers. And not just writers–creators, dungeon masters, game designers, and more. If you have a world and you’re trying to populate it, then you’re a world-builder and that’s why you’re here. To World-Build.
I have been creating imaginary worlds for a long time. Sci-fi worlds, fantasy worlds, contemporary worlds…all kinds. different people. Different creatures. Different moods. Different attitudes. And it’s not easy. Building a world is not easy, the way building a house is.
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July 18, 2018
Now on Patreon!
That’s right! I have delved into the wide world of Patreon, with the dream of finally being able to write for a living and share my words with the world.
Over 50,000 creatives use Patreon to support their work, and with the help of over a million users, I hope I can do the same. Every little bit helps–so please, consider sharing this with your friends! Great perks are on their way.
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July 7, 2018
Wizards on Walnut is available for Pre-Order on Amazon and B&N
Dragon Street Press announced the release date of its upcoming New Adult Fantasy novel, The Wizards on Walnut Street, by Cincinnati local author Sam Swicegood.
When well-respected corporate sorcerer Tom LaFayette is murdered, his eldest child Andy moves to Cincinnati to investigate, discovering a magical society bubbling just under the surface of the mundane world. Encountering odd characters such as an Incubus barista, a knife-happy security guard, and an enchanted espresso machine, Andy...
February 22, 2017
The Wizards on Walnut St.
Recently I have been on a world-building kick. This started mostly with Cold Start and now I’ve got the LeGuinn-esque bug to build another world. But this time, unlike Cold Start, I have a desire to flesh it out character-wise, rather than focus on a sandbox for play.
One of the problems I had back when Cold Start was originally a novel was that I didn’t have a great attachment to the characters. They were just a tool to tell the details of the world, but it didn’t give any dept to the over-a...
January 23, 2017
Cold Start public alpha released!
Writing for RPGs is a longtime dream of mine, and in that vein I have spent several years developing this a project called Cold Start. It is a Sci-fi RPG centering around societal norms, technology, and personal horror.
The public alpha is now available over at DriveThruRPG.com. I highly recommend you check it out.
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