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Now Available for Pre-Order: Miss Delight's Mistake

Miss Delight's Mistake is the first release for December 2024, and is now available for pre-order. Releasing on December 5, 2024, this science-fiction short story follows an Odyssey operative as they investigate some disappearances from an archaeological dig on a frontier world.What's it About?Miss Delight's Mistake is a science-fiction short story involving an archaeological dig funded by

Now Available for Pre-Order: Shadow Life

Shadow Life is the final release for November 2024, and is now available for pre-order. Releasing in two day's time, this dark urban-fantasy short story follows a hunter's investigations into their lover's murder, and the lengths to which they're willing to go in order to solve it.What's it About?Shadow Life is a short story about a murdered lover…loved by all, and a creature neithervamp, nor

NEW RELEASE: Dark God Emergent (3RD EDITION)...and some questions answered.

I know, some of you will be thinking this book isn't new. You're right, but the EDITION is new. Long story short, when I began recording readings for my YouTube channel, I found a few things that required fixing, and that a chapter restructure was also needed. That last required a new edition, as did the  updated front and back matter. That new edition released today.Questions? Do I need to

Titles Released in Quarter 1, 2024

It's that time of year where you start to look back at the year that's been. Here are the titles released in Quarter 1, 2024:Jalaya: a science-fiction short story set in and around a yearly tradition, a dance not forgotten, and a planet torn by along-running war. Hunted by an implacable foe,and driven into the ruins of a town he once called home, Mark Leader, Michael,must try to save his

NEW RELEASE: Gulvane and the Dragon

An elven wizard ready to transition to his fifth lifetime, a dragon who's always wanted an elf of his own, and memories locked away. When the dragon wants to unleash the pain of his past, Gulvane faces a choice: Take the beasts's offer, and risk his past lives tearing him apart, or walk away.Gulvane and the Dragon is a fantasy story that explores the life of an elf, the desires of a dragon when

Now Available for Pre-Order: Gulvane and the Dragon

Gulvane and the Dragon is this month's first short story release, and it's now available on pre-order. Releasing on the fourteenth, this fantasy short story explores the idea of an elven lifetime being divided into rooms, and couples it to the idea that dragons choose their familiars with care.What's it About?Gulvane and the Dragon is a short story about an elven wizard ready to transition to his

Words on the WiPs - Sunday, November 3, 2024:

Today, I started something new when it came to my writing...and I'm not sure it worked, but here are the results. From Andromeda's Pledge (Book 1: Andromeda: Lost Ship & Colony):Total Words Written: 26,371Words Written Today: 1,299

NEW RELEASE: Starman's Arrival

I knocked over the beer. Onpurpose. In front of everyone. And then I ran. I think I saved the starman. The only question is: Cananyone save me? From the raiders and the forest. Can anyone save any of us? The Starman's Arrival is another colony story from the Odyssey universe, and tells the story of the colony's chronicler's timely encounter with a

WiP: Last Words of the Day - Dark God's Demise

With the rewrite for Dark God's Rise completed - just yesterday, I started on the third book for this trilogy, Dark God's Demise. Words for the day: 8,027. Last words for the day, below.Dark God's Demise (words ending Day 1):

Now Available for Pre-Order: The Starman's Arrival

The Starman's Arrival, this month's third short story title is now available for pre-order.  Releasing on the seventeenth, this science-fiction short story is told in first person and set on a colony beset by raiders.What's it About?