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New Interview and Book Giveaway

I’ve been neglecting my blog again. But never fear, I’ve been working hard.

I have a guest blog over at the Nocturnal Library which includes a contest for a free copy of Dämoren. Contest ends 10/26/14, so be quick.

Also The United Federation of Charles gave a very very good review. He also interviewed me about Dämoren and the Valducan Series.

If you’re in the Colleyville Texas area, I’ll be signing books tomorrow at Clockwork Gamerbetween 4:00 and 7:00. So drop by and say hi.

On the writing front...

Story Acceptance – The Vampire of Somerset

The first of my planned Valducan Archive adventure has officially sold. The Vampire of Somerset, a 1930’s story following Lady Helen Meadows will appear in Emby Press‘ upcoming ‘Occult Detective Monster Hunter: A Grimoire of Eldritch Inquests’ anthology.

Prior to the sale, The Vampire of Somerset won the Editor’s Choice for Horror on the writing workshop that I belong to.

Jeanne Cavelos, Director of Odyssey, said:

“The Vampire of Somerset” provides some new twists on the vampire mythos, and thes...

11 Things No Longer Around That I Actually Miss

Every few weeks I see a list of “Things You’ll Never See Again”, or “Favorite Snacks from the 90′s That Millennials Will Never Know,” or some other list of products or shows that are no longer around. Most of the time, it’s Crystal Pepsi, or some failed breakfast cereal that I never ate and only vaguely remember commercials for. These lists rarely apply to me.

But there are a lot of dearly loved and missed things from my younger years that are never on these lists. A few of these may be around...

Audible Release and Sea of Quills Revealed

For those who have been wondering how to pronounce Dämoren, I have some very good news. Dämorenis now available on Audible, narrated by R.C. Bray.

Listening to the story read by another person was surreal. Once I became used to it, it was the first time I’ve ever been able to sit back and enjoy the “reader experience” ofDämoren. Previously, every time I’ve ever read it, I was editing, remembering previous edits or versions, or I wasn’t fully reading it as much as seeing the words and recalling...

Bitten By Books Release Party and Giveaway Today

I’ll be on Bitten By Books for a guest blog and give away today starting at 12:00 pm Central Time and running until this evening.

The link to find me is HERE.

Come by, chat with me, win an Amazon Gift Card or copy of Dämoren.

The contest runs until Midnight June 14th Central Time.

HOUNACIER Plot Revealed

The past few weeks have been extremely eventful.

On May 10th I had my first signing event and book release party at Area 51 Gaming & Collectables in Grapevine Texas. The signing event went extremely well. After it was through, we kicked off the party. My friends surprised me with a beautiful shadowboxed copy of Dämoren enclosed with an engraved shell. They also got me a matching Dämoren shell pendant.

I’ll have another signing event this June at Clockwork Gamer this late June. The date isn’t...

Dämoren News and Writing Updates

Dämoren‘s reception has been outstanding. I’m amazed at how well everyone has been receiving it.

It spent the past week and a half in three of the Top 100 Amazon categories for Urban and Paranormal Fantasy. It also broke the 1,000th sale mark in 23 days. That’s fantastic! Thank you, everyone.

Reviews and Interviews

The BiblioSanctum said, “Rest assured Dämoren will satisfy all your needs in the action and thrills department, but what I was most impressed with was the world building and unique b...

Dämoren Reviews and Guest Blogs

The past week has been a whirlwind. Kinlde Editions of Dämoren released Monday, followed by Paperback Editions on Thursday.

I received a phone call to setup my first book signings, which was a complete and awesome surprise. I’ll post the dates once we’ve hammered them out.

I did an author interview at The Quillery. In it, we discuss the hardest character for me to write in Dämoren, and my favorite line.

Guest Post at Bibliotropic: It Started With a Gun and an Idea – Here I share the two ideas th...

Dämoren Is Out

I’m happy to announce that my debut novel Dämoren is now available on Kindle at Amazon.Print editions will still be a couple weeks.

Early reviews are very very good. It’s a great feeling to see people enjoy my story. Amazing, really.

In the meantime I’ve been writing guest blog posts for various sites.

Please check out SF Signal, where I wrote a post about “The Story Behind DÄMOREN” – I tell a little about the process of how I turned a few random scenes into a novel, and compare that to the proc...

Dämoren Release Approaches

I’m happy to announce that e-book editions of DÄMOREN will be released April 14th. Paperbacks will appear shortly after.

Risingshadow.net posted the first advanced review on April 5th (which was also my birthday), and I have to admit, it made my entire day. Reviewer Seregil of Rhiminee said, “It’s one of the few urban fantasy novels that are worth reading (and it’s one of the best modern fantasy novels I’ve ever read).”

Check out the entire review here.

DÄMOREN also has its very own page up on...