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OLEXI: My Indie Imprint

At first, he wasn’t sure what kind of animal it might be, but Tupper liked watching as Freydolf added reticulated lines until the tiny animal looked shaggy and real. Then, he switched his attention to the creatures head, teasing away unneeded flakes of stone until a muzzle poked out, sloping up to a broad brow adorned with a pair of curving horns.

As Freydolf used a shiv to give them texture, Tupper glanced warily at the sculptor’s face; his people were sometimes picked on for their passing...

BYWAYS: Books 5-7

Good News! Print editions of the next three Byways Books are showing up in online venues. That means you can order them anywhere books are sold!

COVER REVEAL: Through the Notches

Jovan studied the blue line that zigzagged west. “I wonder if Grandfather had you in mind when he sketched this route across the map.”

At the heart of Liberty, towns were few and far between. Wide green land, low rolling hills, and a maze of hidden valleys—they marked the eastern boundary of a place where strange things had a way of happening. Magic thrived. Mythical beasts roamed free. No one had ever dared to map all of its mysteries. Not even the rangers who kept peace throughout the land...

BYWAYS: Personal Touch

Ink on Paper. As the stack of Byways print editions grows, it’s been exciting to make one of my earliest visions for the series come true. When you get an author-signed copy, they come with these personal touches…

My author seal (which carries hints of all my stories/series), a stamp that celebrates my hometown, and another for the place I currently live. If you’d like to secure signed copies of any of the Byways books, drop me an email. Because if you have PayPal, we can definitely work...

SCHOOL VISIT: Writers in Wonderland

Local Author. This past weekend, I took part in a special event at Barnard Elementary here in San Diego. With “Writers in Wonderland,” parents and teachers invited kids to play with words in so many fun ways. Flamingo Croquet. Parts-of-Speech Twister. Author Quest. A raffle with wonderful books as prizes. Booths for creating poetry, flash fiction, and comics. And of course, local authors like me, who were ready to answer questions about being writers. I was so happy to have print editions of...

BYWAYS: Paperback Editions

Good News! The paperback editions of the first four Byways Books are showing up in online venues. That means you can order them anywhere books are sold!

IN PRINT: Harrow [Galleries of Stone]

Now Available! The print edition project is coming along nicely. You can now find Galleries of Stone, Book 2: Harrow wherever books are sold.

Coming Soon: Rakefang

ART: Prologue [Galleries of Stone]

“That man’s branch is severed from our tree. His star is fallen from our sky. His name is cast into the sea. May the depths take him.” Silence hung heavy in the house as the clan leader cursed his own son. “May his blood spill, may his bones break, may flames consume him. He is an enemy of this house. Should he trespass upon this clan’s holdings, my own dagger will spill his entrails, my own hands will wring the breath from his lungs. That man will meet his end.”

—Galleries of Stone, Book 1:...

IN PRINT: Meadowsweet [Galleries of Stone]

Now Available! I’m pleased (and proud) to announce that Meadowsweet is now available in print! My own boxes of books arrived earlier today, and they look wonderful. I fanned the pages, then sat down to read the first chapter.

You’ll find the paperback edition showing up in virtual bookstores. For instance, here it is on Amazon. Harrow and Rakefang won’t be far behind.

COVER REVEAL: Down the Stairs

Snow and Steam. In Ewan’s next book, he takes a wrong turn and ends up on the wrong mountain. A late spring storm strands him and the girls in Boiling Springs. The town has a fine inn, a steamy bathhouse, and a secret. When Tamaqua and Juniata disappear, Ewan has to chase the legend of a dragon.

Book 8 includes state facts from our eighth state—South Carolina!