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August 2, 2021
5 Writing Tips for Middle Grade Novelists
Illustration from “The Conjurers” book three middle grade fantasy series.
Today’s preview of “The Conjurers” book three comes from the end of chapter one. One of my favorite tips for writing any story is to pull the reader from one chapter to the next. Theres a bunch o...
July 30, 2021
How to Illustrate Books for Children: Expert Tips from a Professional, Part Three: Creating Characters
Excerpt from “The Conjurers Book 3: Fight for the Fallen”
Today’s excerpt from book three features everyone’s favorite character, Pimawa! He is certainly my favorite, but how did I come up with him? Thought I’d share his origin’s and also a few tips on how you can crea...
July 27, 2021
How to Illustrate Books for Children: Expert Tips from a Professional, Part Two
Opening to “The Conjurers” book three done in graphic novel style.
Usually book covers are my favorite thing to create. However, The Conjurers series has given me the chance to mix in my other favorite medium, sequential art, into writing children’s books. Obviously I’...
July 20, 2021
How to Illustrate Books for Children: Expert Tips from a Professional, Part One
Illustration from book three of “The Conjurers” Middle Grade Fantasy Series
Illustrations for book three have set sail! Currently, I’m working on chapter six. The manuscript is complete and the cover (oh wait until you see it!) is almost ready to reveal. To be honest, ...
Illustrating Middle Grade Books
Illustration from book three of “The Conjurers” Middle Grade Fantasy Series
Illustrations for book three have set sail! Currently, I’m working on chapter six. The manuscript is complete and the cover (oh wait until you see it!) is almost ready to reveal. To be honest, ...
January 26, 2021
Book discount - Today only!
Super short post today. But it’s a good one. My publisher agreed to discount “The Conjurers” ebook for today only. if you haven’t read it yet, or want to send it as a gift to someone, grab your copy now. It took some work to convince them to give this a shot (thanks Elizabeth!) and I’m not sure if they’ll do it again.
Just click the button below and select your preferred eBook provider:
click here to get book 1 for $1.99 ...November 30, 2020
Book Review: Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball
Let’s start with the illustrations. They are fantabulous! They are what drew me to the books initially. If you’re a fan of Tim Burton or Edward Gorey, you’ll fall in love with these characters before reading a single word.
On to the story. It is a riotously fun, silly, touching tale, littered with disgusting details one wo...
August 5, 2020
Book Launch Signing - The Magic of Bookstores
Teleportation is real
It is. Truly. At least for me. Let me explain, and yes I will expose a the trick. It’s simple but takes time. In fact, forget about time. Drive through winding country roads, past the shiny fields of crops and slumping silos. No need to go fast, as I said forget about time. Take in the tree tops cutti...
July 27, 2020
Livestream - Make Your Own Comics
Going live again! Still working on doing these events more often. Tomorrow I’ll try and simplify how you can make your own comics. Obviously there’s a ton of material I could cover, but like my last videos, I want to boil it down and also get rid of a lot of the frustrations you may have when starting out.
Hoping none of t...
June 17, 2020
The Lighter Side of Book Promotion
Book Promo Art for The Conjurers Book One
I love making promotional images. However, I noticed I had fallen into a rut. Or, more accurately, doing what everyone else does. Not a terrible thing, because it works. Mostly you slap a picture of your book on top of the cov...
