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The First Blade of Ostia

Well, that’s the title reveal for my next book taken care of! Set about 12 years before The Tattered Banner, The First Blade of Ostia is a stand alone novel set in the highly competitive world of Ostenheim’s professional duelling … Continue reading →

Updates are coming…

…I promise! I’ve been very busy getting the draft I’m currently working on finished. Next week is booked for going through some edits on my next book, and then I’ll hopefully have time to be a bit more diligent in … Continue reading →

Ostenheim

Ever since I started imagining Ostenheim, I’ve been scribbling maps on scraps of paper, adding, deleting and altering as the stories developed and the city grew in my mind. I’ve wanted to get a proper map of the city made … Continue reading →

Short Tales of the Middle Sea

I’ve always written short stories, as well as full length books. Up until now I haven’t given much thought to what to do with them. After getting some feedback, I’ve decided to try publishing a few. The ones I have … Continue reading →

Updates…

Ok, the Ostenheim blog series is taking a little longer than expected, as I’m juggling a few balls at the moment. For now, another photoshop teaser will have to do - I considered doing the whole thing in this style, … Continue reading →

Updates…

I mentioned in my last post that I was putting together a tour guide for Ostenheim. It’s progressing well, but still needs a little more work – I want to finish the whole thing before I start posting it up. … Continue reading →

What I’m working on…

In creating the Middle Sea world for the Society of the Sword Trilogy, and the other stories I’m writing set there, I’ve amassed a pretty voluminous file of notes—details about the world which help me when writing, but would only … Continue reading →

7 Thoughts on Writing and Publishing…

I’ve gotten a few mails asking me how I’ve approached publishing my work, so I thought I’d write up a post about it. I’ll preface by saying I’m certainly no expert, and anything that’s worked for me might not work … Continue reading →

The Telastrian Song available in paperback.

The Telastrian Song is available in paperback at long last. Apologies for the delay, but I had to be sure it was as perfect as I could get it. I’m happy that’s where it is now! As usual, the paperback … Continue reading →

Review Time…

After two weeks of nail biting, the first review for The Telastrian Song is out. Waiting for the initial reception for a new book is a pretty miserable experience – like waiting for exam results but worse! Way worse! The … Continue reading →