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The Queen of Smiles is Now Available!

A New Road Beckons

For a while, it felt like this day would never come, but here we are, with The Queen of Smiles officially out in the world (or Amazon’s small slice of the world, anyway)! The fourth full-length novel in the post-Break world–and the first to star someone other than Damian Banach, Baby Crow–The Queen of Smiles is part stand-alone, part post-trilogy palate cleanser, and part something that’s still figuring itself out, much like the titular anti-heroine herself. I had a hell of ...

The Queen of Smiles: Chapter 5

The Queen of Smiles, a stand-alone, full-length novel set in the world of my The Murder of Crows trilogy, launches November 22nd! I’m counting down to its release by sharing sample chapters, book stats, content warnings, and whatever else seems fun. In Chapters 3 and 4, the Queen of Smiles agreed to do a job for an old colleague in exchange for information on Eclipse’s killers. In Chapter 5, that job takes a turn.

Note: If you haven’t read The Murder of Crows yet, please be aware that these sam...

The Queen of Smiles: Chapter 4

The Queen of Smiles, a stand-alone, full-length novel set in the world of my The Murder of Crows trilogy, launches November 22nd! I’m counting down to its release by sharing sample chapters, book stats, content warnings, and whatever else seems fun. In Chapter 3, the Queen of Smiles agreed to do a job for an old colleague in exchange for information on Eclipse’s killers. That job continues in Chapter 4!

Note: If you haven’t read The Murder of Crows yet, please be aware that these sample chapter...

The Queen of Smiles: Chapter 3

The Queen of Smiles, a stand-alone, full-length novel set in the world of my The Murder of Crows trilogy, launches November 22nd! I’m counting down to its release by sharing sample chapters, book stats, content warnings, and whatever else seems fun. In Chapter 2, the Queen of Smiles received her first clue to the identity of Eclipse’s attackers from the nomad clan to the north. The hunt for more information continues in Chapter 3!

Note: If you haven’t read The Murder of Crows yet, please be awa...

The Queen of Smiles: Chapter 2

The Queen of Smiles, a stand-alone, full-length novel set in the world of my The Murder of Crows trilogy, launches November 22nd! I’m counting down to its release by sharing sample chapters, book stats, content warnings, and whatever else seems fun. In Chapter 1, the Queen of Smiles found her adopted home of Eclipse in ashes. The hunt for those responsible begins here, in Chapter 2!

Note: If you haven’t read The Murder of Crows yet, please be aware that these sample chapters may include spoiler...

The Queen of Smiles: Chapter 1

The Queen of Smiles, a stand-alone, full-length novel set in the world of my The Murder of Crows trilogy, launches November 22nd! I’m counting down to its release by sharing sample chapters, book stats, content warnings, and whatever else seems fun. On to Chapter 1!

Note: If you haven’t read The Murder of Crows yet, please be aware that these sample chapters may include spoilers from that series. Also, there will be profanity and bloodshed. Read at your own risk!

 

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A Busy Holiday Release Schedule

With the release of The Queen of Smiles less than a month away, you can expect things to pick up around here again, with sample chapters, release day roundups, and the like. But the new book’s release is far from the only thing that’s coming down the pipeline this season!

Here’s what’s in store, starting with tomorrow’s somewhat surprise audiobook release and then proceeding all the way to Christmas…

Photo by Eric Rothermel on UnsplashHoliday 2022 Event Calendar

October 25: The long-awaited au...

The Next Post-Break Novel

It’s almost October in what has been both a very long and very short year, and, per a tradition established all the way back in the before-days of 2019, that means I should have a new book coming out in a month or two. I’ve already shared a few rough snippets in the magical land of social media, but today we’re going to do something different.

A title reveal? Well, yes.

A cover reveal? Yeah, that too.

But before we get to any of that, I’ll be answering questions from the most insufferable of int...

The Merry Writer Podcast Interview – How Do You Talk about Your Writing To People?

Recently, I was invited as a guest on an episode of The Merry Writer Podcast, a long-running, always-interesting, writing-related podcast run by Ari Meghlen and Rachel Poli.

Our topic was “How Do You Talk About Your Writing To People?” Those who know me know that it’s both a subject near and dear to my heart and something I struggle with on an almost daily basis.

While I acted in plays throughout high school, public speaking is something that has increasingly been a source of stress for me as ...

In August, We Adjust

August is always an odd month for me. Most years, I’m doing everything I can to finish the book that’s due to be released in November. This year, I was supposed to be doing that and taking a victory lap after releasing my new series starter over the summer.

I know, I know… I can hear you ask: “What new series starter? Did I miss a release? Am I on the Naughty List now?”

And the answer to all of that is (a) I’ll get to that in a second, (b) no, you did not, and (c) almost definitely, if I know my...