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Two Necromancers, a Bureaucrat, and an Army of Golems Sample

Two Necromancers, a Bureaucrat, and an Army of Golems is releasing on the 26th of May, but you can pre-order it from Audible here. It combines the first two books in The Unconventional Heroes Series into a single audiobook. That’s thirteen hours of fun and adventure with your two favourite necromancers!

I’m sure you all want to know how it sounds, so here’s a sample of the audiobook. It’s read by Fred Berman I’m sure you’ll love it.

Your Two Favourite Necromancers Are Now On Audible!

The wait is over! Your two favourite necromancers have finally made their way onto Audible!

Thanks to the fantastic folks at Podium Audio, you can now listen along as Timmy, Katie, and the gang scramble from one adventure to another. Two Necromancers, a Bureaucrat, and an Army of Golems combines the first two books of The Unconventional Heroes Series into a single audio book. That’s thirteen hours of awesomeness.

Two Necromancers, a Bureaucrat, and an Army of Golems is now available for pre-orde...

Changing Tastes

For many authors, writing is an intensely person endeavour. It reflects not only their experiences but also their beliefs, emotions, and temperament. However, these things are not static. As we grow older, we acquire new experiences, and these can change our beliefs, emotions, and even our temperament. This means that an authors writing can, and often does, change over time.

Likewise, reading can also be a very personal activity. How we interpret, appreciate, and enjoy a story depends on our...

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mothers Day!

Attempted Adventuring Is Now Available On Amazon

Ready for more fun and adventure? Everyones favourite destitute vampire noble/scholar is back in Attempted Adventuring! Can Jonathan complete enough missions as an adventurer to get his castle back from the Blood Alliance Department of Taxation, or are his dreams destined to end in disaster? On his own, he wouldnt have a chance, so its a good thing hes not on his own. With his faithful butler and an intrepid team of adventurers featuring a former paladin, a wandering werewolf, a land-loving...

Progress Report 19-04-2020

I just thought Id let you all know how things are going. Australia continues to be in lockdown, but Ive been chipping away at the sequel to Attempted Vampirism. I expect to have it out in the next week or so. It measures in at about 85,000 words in length making it significantly longer than its predecessor. I had originally planned to have it out in late February/early March but various things happened to delay it. You can probably guess what at least one of those things was. In any case, I...

Easter Bunny

The veteran bunny paced in front of the newbies. Youve all heard the stories, but now you need to hear the facts. Australia isnt like the other places youll be going to. Oh, sure, there are bears in America, and dont even get me started on the lions in Africa, but theyve got nothing on Australia. In Australia, there isnt a single damn thing that doesnt want to kill you. Whatever doesnt have teeth and claws like daggers is probably venomous or just plain crazy.

Uh, sir, were just delivering...

Writing From Different Points Of View

One of the best things about having a group of important characters is being able to tell the story from different points of view. Not only does this allow you to tell the story more thoroughly (e.g., from the villains point of view as well as the heros) but it can also let you tell the story using different narrative voices.

If you are considering writing your story from different points of view, I think there are at least two things you should consider:

What each point of view adds to the...

An Australian Guide To Getting Toilet Paper

I really wish I could say this was a joke post, but its not. Due to the hoarding thats been going on, acquiring toilet paper has become a difficult task. It absolutely did not help that some people decided to fill entire shopping trolleys with toilet paper before the retailers finally began to enforce buying limits. I think it is equal parts unbelievable and depressing that Australia ran out of toilet paper faster than it ran out of rice or other foodstuffs.

Evidently, there are people out...

Trickster

Note: The characters in this snippet are from The Unconventional Heroes Series.

Katie fought the urge to cackle malevolently. It wouldnt do for her plan to be discovered too early. No. She had to bide her time and wait for the perfect moment to strike. Every Tricksters Day she tried to fool her master, and every Tricksters Day she failed. It was like he had the ability to see the future or something. But this year, there were other people around for her to prank.

Like Spot.

Oh, he might be a...