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December 26, 2016
Cover Reveal: Of Shade and Soul
I am so very pleased to share the cover for Of Shade and Soul with y'all. Are you ready?
This is the second book in the Touch trilogy and we are working hard to bring it to you in January of 2017. It will be available on Amazon, Kobo, B&N.com, and other fine retailers of ebooks.
In the meantime, enjoy that shiny cover. (And, if you haven't bought a copy of the first book, Of Lips and Tongue, you can check out the opening pages on Amazon.com HERE.)
This is the second book in the Touch trilogy and we are working hard to bring it to you in January of 2017. It will be available on Amazon, Kobo, B&N.com, and other fine retailers of ebooks.
In the meantime, enjoy that shiny cover. (And, if you haven't bought a copy of the first book, Of Lips and Tongue, you can check out the opening pages on Amazon.com HERE.)
November 14, 2016
Resistance (Update 11.14.16)
Things have been quiet on the blog as I have spent the last several months working on finishing up two different projects.
The most recent was the full draft for "Of Shade and Soul" the forthcoming sequel to "Of Lips and Tongue". We don't have an official release date yet, but we're aiming for early January. (Assuming my health cooperates. The carpal tunnel issues I've been struggling with are slowly improving, but I am not back to where I was earlier in the year. And, as with most stress inju...
The most recent was the full draft for "Of Shade and Soul" the forthcoming sequel to "Of Lips and Tongue". We don't have an official release date yet, but we're aiming for early January. (Assuming my health cooperates. The carpal tunnel issues I've been struggling with are slowly improving, but I am not back to where I was earlier in the year. And, as with most stress inju...
October 23, 2016
Something Witty (Update 10.23.16)
After spending the last six weeks struggling with carpal tunnel, last night I finished up the main draft for Of Shade and Soul. This is the sequel to Of Lips and Tongue, and continues the story of Delaney Green. I'm very excited about this novella and can't wait to share it with you all, but the release date is likely to be sometime in early January.
In the meantime, Of Lips and Tongue is eligible for nomination for the Bram Stoker Award. If you are an HWA member and would like a copy for cons...
In the meantime, Of Lips and Tongue is eligible for nomination for the Bram Stoker Award. If you are an HWA member and would like a copy for cons...
September 28, 2016
Update on Galaktika
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has issued an update on the situation with Galaktika Magazine.
You can read it here: http://www.sfwa.org/2016/09/the-galaktika-situation/
I have a further update of my own coming sometime this weekend.
You can read it here: http://www.sfwa.org/2016/09/the-galaktika-situation/
I have a further update of my own coming sometime this weekend.
July 19, 2016
Apply Constant Pressure
A month or so ago, I got into a discussion with some folks about stress dreams. Well, less of a discussion and more of a sharing of anecdotes about stress dreams. Which ones folks had most frequently, how they changed over time, ways in which we dealt with them (and the stress that triggered them).
I mentioned that although I had the very common "get to school and discover there is a class I didn't know about and today is the final test" dream when I was younger, it wasn't until I reached coll...
I mentioned that although I had the very common "get to school and discover there is a class I didn't know about and today is the final test" dream when I was younger, it wasn't until I reached coll...
July 15, 2016
Writing Minorities from a Position of Privilege
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending LibertyCon in Chattanooga, TN. It was the third year I'd been a guest at this particular convention and it never fails to be interesting (if sometimes challenging).
In particular this year, a question from an audience member during the Weird Wild West panel prompted me to think more specifically about the challenges of writing perspectives outside our own - specifically those of minorities being written by folks with greater degrees of privilege. It...
In particular this year, a question from an audience member during the Weird Wild West panel prompted me to think more specifically about the challenges of writing perspectives outside our own - specifically those of minorities being written by folks with greater degrees of privilege. It...
June 30, 2016
Legacy of Truth: Guest Blog by Christy Nicholas
Today we have an excerpt from Christy Nicholas book, Legacy of Truth, coming July 6, 2016 from Tirgearr Publishing.
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Ardara, County Donegal, Ireland
March, 1787
Éamonn Doherty eased onto the old rocking chair beside the crackling fire. As soon
as he settled, he was bombarded with children, clamoring eagerly for a story from Grandfa.
Well, it was his fault. Whenever he returned from his wanderings around the
country, he would give them a story, a tale of Ireland’s past o...
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Ardara, County Donegal, Ireland
March, 1787
Éamonn Doherty eased onto the old rocking chair beside the crackling fire. As soon
as he settled, he was bombarded with children, clamoring eagerly for a story from Grandfa.
Well, it was his fault. Whenever he returned from his wanderings around the
country, he would give them a story, a tale of Ireland’s past o...
June 28, 2016
New Release!
Today I have good news. Of Lips and Tongue, the first novella in the Touch trilogy, is available on Amazon.
Delaney Green is one of them that don't burn. Possessed of the Touch - with the ability to not only see the future but manipulate it - she's been kept in an institution for most of her life. When the Salesman, a murderous entity with a connection to Delaney's past, starts burning girls to death, FBI Agent Percival Cox gives her the chance to leave the asylum behind. But he presents an ev...
Delaney Green is one of them that don't burn. Possessed of the Touch - with the ability to not only see the future but manipulate it - she's been kept in an institution for most of her life. When the Salesman, a murderous entity with a connection to Delaney's past, starts burning girls to death, FBI Agent Percival Cox gives her the chance to leave the asylum behind. But he presents an ev...
June 10, 2016
LibertyCon Schedule (July 8-10, 2016)
The full schedule for LibertyCon is live on their website, but here are the specific panels and events I'll be participating in.
Friday, 8
2PM Dangers in the World of Steampunk (Gallery A) - Paul Boberg moderates this panel on the dangers of steam and other inventive ways to kill off your Steampunk villain.
5PM Opening Ceremonies - Centennial Theater
9PM Author's Alley - Come by the Author's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!
Saturday, 9
12PM Weird Wild West (Centennial Theater) - Rod B...
Friday, 8
2PM Dangers in the World of Steampunk (Gallery A) - Paul Boberg moderates this panel on the dangers of steam and other inventive ways to kill off your Steampunk villain.
5PM Opening Ceremonies - Centennial Theater
9PM Author's Alley - Come by the Author's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!
Saturday, 9
12PM Weird Wild West (Centennial Theater) - Rod B...
May 17, 2016
Fragments (The Weird Ones - Chapter 1)
It's always interesting looking back at older projects. Sometimes I just want to burn them, but every now and then, I find something that is interesting, even if it makes me roll my eyes a little.
This one is the beginnings of a novel that I remember had The Lady of the Lake after she left England and went to live in the mountains of Kentucky. I also remember that there was some sort of conflict between various magic-wielding groups that centered around the twins born in the first chapter of t...
This one is the beginnings of a novel that I remember had The Lady of the Lake after she left England and went to live in the mountains of Kentucky. I also remember that there was some sort of conflict between various magic-wielding groups that centered around the twins born in the first chapter of t...
