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New Release – “Stone and String” is Now Available!

Remember that short story I was working on a couple weeks ago? Well, “Stone and String” is now available!

Thoughts on Writing – Developing a Fictional Language (Maijevan)

Lately, I’ve been working a bit on my conlangs (constructed languages). I started out with the Cantingen language (a “word magic” system used throughout myThe Wishing Blade series). I’ve been developing it over time, adding words here and there as required and every once in a while going on a spree to flesh it out.

While going through my latest round of edits onThe Shadow War (book two of the series), I double-checked that my attempts to create sensical sentences were correct. Most weren’t, a...

Runners & Riders Blog Tour

Today I’m participating in a blog tour for fellow author, Jordan Elizabeth.[image error]

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Runners & Riders

Companion to the Treasure Chronicles

A young adult novel of gangs and love in a steampunk world.

Juliet loved growing up at the seaside, although it meant lonely hours chasing after the other beach rats while her mother worked as a seamstress. Juliet never expected her seaman father to inherit a fortune and move the family to New Addison City. Suddenly her mother is a socialite and Juliet is be...

Thoughts on Writing – How A Deleted Scene Turned into A Short Story Idea

Hello, again! I realize I’ve been silent for awhile, and I thought I’d give a quick update. See, I’m sort of between projects. Distant Horizon is being read by a proofreader, and I’ve gotten notes back forThe Shadow War… and I apparently have a few plot holes that need to be addressed beforeI can make much progress. That, and I finally finished the beta-reading project I’ve been long overdue on!

But that left me in writing-limbo. It’s not like I don’t have a bunch of projects to work on. (Tru...

Thoughts on Publishing – Infinitas Publishing Status Report

Time for the monthly Infinitas Publishing status report! (Doesn’t seem like that long since the last one, does it?)

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Distant Horizon: This has been handed off to our proofreader! The ebook edition has been formatted. Print book over-formatted (I’ll go back and make fixes after I get it back from ourproofreader). I’ve been discussing marketing options and I have a plan underway. I need to complete the wrap-around cover, create a book trailer (I’ve been collecting the videos/images I need), a...

Under A Brass Moon – Blog Tour

Today I’m participating in a blog tour for fellow author, Jordan Elizabeth.[image error]

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UNDER A BRASS MOON

A Steampunk and Science Fiction Anthology

This anthology includes twenty-seven short stories intended to enchant. Enjoy the works of Jordan Elizabeth,G. Miki Hayden,Benjamin Sperduto,D. J. Butler,Christine Baker,Lorna MacDonald Czarnota,Jessica Gunn,Lorna Marie Larson,Quinn Southwick,James Wymore,Terri Karsten,W. K. Pomeroy,Ashley Pasco,Jeremy Mortis,Grant Eagar,Amberle Husbands,Nick Lofthouse,Pe...

Behind the Scenes – M.O.B. (Mean Old Bastard)

I based the style of this cover on the Matt Helm and Travis McGee series per the author’s request. While Istill tried to modernize it, I applied several illustrative effects to the pictures using photoshop filters and layer styles.Originally I looked on Dreamstime and Shutterstock for stock photos that fit the main character of the novel, but they weren’t hitting the mark, so the author sent me a picture of his own (that he was free to use), as an example. I liked the look and asked if I coul...

Thoughts on Writing – Fixing a Derailed Plot

While working on the third book ofThe Wishing Bladeseries (I’m writing the rough draft for Camp NaNoWriMo) I ran into a snag. I knew how the book should end, but I wasn’t sure how to get it there.

Without getting into too many spoilers (since the second book isn’t even out yet!) I can say that the three main characters have been split into two groups (not by choice). Toranih’s off dealing with the shadows directly, while Daernan and Siklana are trying to get to Soralsyn (a place where magic d...

Behind the Scenes – Night of the Hunter

A cover for Melange Books. For this cover we wanted a dark, sinister tone, and the author asked for the demon-like creatures to be staring out of the darkness. To achieve the appearance of the demon, I used a base image to start with, then used various layers in Photoshop to apply the red glow, which I then smudged and liquefied to match the model’s facial features.

Since the author said the main character is supposed to be a reincarnation of the main character from his other books, I used th...

Thoughts on Publishing – Infinitas Publishing Status Report

A month has passed since ourlast status report, so here’s the update!

The Shadow War: Currently being read by beta-readers. There’s a few edits I need to make based on the rough draft for the third book of The Wishing Blade series, but we’ll see how that goes. I’m working on that book for Camp NaNoWriMo, and I hope to have a rough draft for both the third and fourth books before releasing the second one, that way I can make sure the plot is smooth.I’ve also been developing the Cantingen word...