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On Hallowed Lanes – Lost Scenes, 2 of 2

Continuing from my last post, the following is a snippet from On Hallowed Lanes that I wanted to keep and share. Again, spoilers ahead for Band of Fallen Princes, so read that first.

On Hallowed Lanes suffered from a bit of an identity crisis. I meant to set out with it actually containing a minimal amount of violence, as it was meant to be primarily a road trip novel first, a bit of a “what comes after?” romance novel second, and at a distant third was a bit of the supernatural. Unfortunatel...

On Hallowed Lanes – Lost Scenes, 1 of 2

While I still think there’s hope for Excision, I’ve been rereading On Hallowed Lanes in the hopes that maybe I can see a way of salvaging it. Honestly, it’s not in the cards, and that disappoints me. There are snippets, however, I don’t want to just let slide into nothingness, especially this one. It’s really only one of two scenes I think mattered in that whole novel.

Spoilers ahead for Band of Fallen Princes – in order to set this up, I need to talk about certain events that cap that novel...

Legally Blind #15 – Giving Thanks

With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, I thought it was an appropriate time to write about two Montana organizations that have helped me through my legal blindness in different ways. I don’t want anyone to feel left out here – there’s a laundry list of family members, friends, coworkers, and various other individuals throughout the years who have given me more than I have any right to take, and to them I’m also eternally grateful. But I’ve had both these organizations on my mind lately, so he...

A snippet from Smyle

Here’s a tiny little bit of Smyle I had fun writing. There’s some strong language ahead, so if that’s not your thing, look elsewhere. Enjoy!

“The man can see ghosts.”

That stopped Rhys. “What?”

“It’s not a new phenomenon. We’ve seen it culturally referenced-”

Rhys waved that away. “He can really see them?”

“Apparently so, yes.”

“And? Can they do anything? Like the stories?”

“I don’t know,” Smyle admitted. “That’s why I’m stacking the deck. That, and he has interesting friends. A new governmen...

Forever and Farewell is now available!

My first contemporary romance novel is now available on Kindle! Give it a read here!

The rest of that prologue to Smyle

Here’s the full prologue for Smyle. I posted the first half the other day, but this includes the back end of thing. Warning – contains a fairly big spoiler for Band of Fallen Princes, so if you intend on reading that, stop when you see the phrase “seven days.” Otherwise, enjoy!

As the last of the daylight flittered through the edges of an ancient, silent forest, young Radomil chased his sister around a tree. Her giggles were sweet music, always just out of reach, though he wasn’t trying too h...

A very rough first look at Smyle

The following is about half of the prologue to Smye, the sixth in the Rankin Flats supernatural thrillers. It is unedited and therefore full of errors, so be gentle. That said, welcome back to Rankin Flats… er… eastern Europe, sometime in the early medieval ages.

As the last of the daylight flittered through the edges of an ancient, silent forest, young Radomil chased his sister around a tree. Her giggles were sweet music, always just out of reach, though he wasn’t trying too hard to catch he...

Happy Halloween from all your favorite monsters

From Ransom Galbraith to the four members of the Band of Princes, here’s hoping you have a happy Halloween!

Oh, and Vernon Toth and the Eternal Child want me to extend a special invitation to stop by their places for a little midnight snack if you’re still out and about.

Happy Halloween, everybody.

A bit from Forever and Farewell

Since edits are going pretty good, I thought I’d share with you one of my favorite parts from Forever and Farewell. There’s a bit of abusive behavior in this and some strong language, so be forewarned. Otherwise, enjoy!

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The Real Bad Day, as Lauren thought of it later, came in early October.

Once upon a time, she loved the fall. Loved the leaves as they slipped into their golden moments, then falling like soft rain, caressing and tickling her skin under the arms of old and wise silent th...

Legally Blind #14 – Food, Glorious Food

I’m a terrible cook.

I don’t want to be, but I am. I wish I could blame that on being blind, but we’ve got plenty of neat little tips and tricks to help cook food I should really be better about following. A lot of cooking while blind is just following common sense stuff that’d be smart even fully sighted – setting timers after you’re done cooking to make sure your burners are off and cool, being extra careful your handles are turned inwards and your pans centered, etc. Little things like tha...