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Blood Price Released

Happy days are here again. I’ve released my latest book in the Descendants Saga, Blood Price!  Allow me to breathlessly tell you, my three dear blog readers, that it is Amazon’s #1 new release in Norse and Icelandic Fiction. Woot! That’s not the same thing as being  top list in Regency Romance or YA Fiction. The pool I’m swimming in is — ahem — somewhat smaller.

Still I’m happy and going to celebrate by eating something even less healthy and more indulgent than I usually do.

The cover art is...

Been Gone A While

Looks like I missed that “year-end wrap-up” post by a little bit. Yeah. Um, sorry about that. I have a whole list of excuses if you’d like to see it. I’m famously bad at blogging and basically say the same thing every time I take this long between posts. So feel free to read through any of the previous entries to see what kinds of excuses I offer on this blog.

The flu season just kicked my butt at the end of last year. Worst I ever had to my memory. I was down for two weeks. After I recovered...

Revenge of the Wolves Released

I’m excited to be releasing my third book in the Descendants Saga, Revenge of the Wolves. I managed to not take six months this time! You can see the pretty cover to the right of this post or on the dedicated Viking pages. However, if you’re not reading from the actual site, then here’s the cover art.

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I had fun writing this one, as usual. I’ll share an interesting tidbit on this one. This is the first book that I wrote almost entirely on my phone. I know. That doesn’t sound writerly, does it...

Odin’s Ravens Released

The latest book in my Viking series, Descendants Saga, is now for sale on Amazon.com. You can see the cover and link in the sidebar. Please give it a click and check it out. Preferably buy it while you’re there, too!

Every now and then I run into a book that gives me trouble either in the writing or the publication process. This was an example of the latter. It was really all self-inflicted on my part. But the book was delayed nearly two months from the time I completed it until I could final...

A Quick Check-In

I just wanted to post a quick check-in. I know I’m not a big blog poster, but I’ve been silent for quite a while. I’ve received a few emails wondering about the next book in the Descendants Saga series. Well, I’d like to talk about that for a moment.

Rest assured the next book is done, though it’s in the editorial process right now. I made some key mistakes in planning this book. I didn’t really take into account the editorial process like I’ve done in the past. So now I’m in this situation w...

A Return to the Viking Age

Vikings! Yes, I have missed writing about Vikings. I’ve returned from a recent sojourn through the world of sword & sorcery fantasy. It was fun. I guess. It’s a lot harder than it seems. As a fantasy fanboy of so many years it was rather hard to step up to the bar with all the other great writers in the field.

But why am I talking about that? VIKINGS! Hell, yeah! I’m picking up the story where Ulfrik Ormsson left off. He had sons who had sons…. who might have sons one day. I guess that’s how...

Age of Blood On Sale

Yes, I am actually still alive and writing. I know all three of my dedicated blog readers must have been wondering where I had disappeared. As they also know, I’m not much of a blogger. So I’ve resurfaced to inform you that my latest book, Age of Blood, is now on sale. Below is the pretty picture.

I’ve completely re-branded the look of the whole series. I did not like the original covers and felt they might be contributing to slow sales. If you’re like me, you judge a book by its cover. These...

New Book: The Children of Urdis

The second book in my sword and sorcery fantasy series, Grimwold and Lethos, is now out. It is called The Children of Urdis. You can buy or borrow it on Amazon.com right now. Here’s the US store and here it is in the UK store. It’s also available in all other Amazon stores, but US and UK are the most popular stores for my books.

The story picks right up where the first book, Deadman’s Tide, left off. If you haven’t been following this series you can check out the “fantasy” page at the top of...

Hard At Work

I’ve been quiet these last few months, as is typical of me. There’s only so much time for writing and I save it for the “real stuff.” I have finished writing the second book in the Grimwold and Lethos story. The story is now with beta readers for their feedback. I’ll do whatever corrections or changes that are needed, then send it for editing. It should be available by late June.

I’m already at work on the outline for the third book. I believe I’ll be ending the the story with this next one....

New Book: Deadman’s Tide

Well, who can believe it? At long last I’ve actually published that new fantasy book I’ve been prattling about for the last half year. It’s called Deadman’s Tide. You can buy it now on Amazon.com if you are so inclined. I hope you are.

This book was a unique challenge for me. Every book, even in a well-worn series, is difficult in its own way. However, this particular book presented new challenges to my creativity. How much of the real world would I borrow? How much of the fantasy world’s bac...