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April 17, 2019
Dear Former Homeowner,
This post is a part of a new series on my site entitled “Dear ______,” where I plan to write letters to sometimes specific and other times general people. If you want to read more of these, you can see the ones I’ve written thus far here .
Buying a house is definitely one of the most stressful parts of adult life, especially when facing down a seller’s disclosure. Did they tell you everything they know about the house? Are they hiding something or lying to you? Will you be walking into your d...
April 9, 2019
Dear Home Restoration Co.
This post is a part of a new series on my site entitled “Dear ______,” where I plan to write letters to sometimes specific and other times general people. If you want to read more of these, you can see the ones I’ve written thus far here .
Where to begin. As an author, I’m supposed to be good with words, but holy smokes folks, this story is so #$%* that it’s difficult to know where to begin. Fair warning: This will be long, but worth the read.
Dear Currently Unnamed Home Restoration Compan...
March 21, 2019
Award Season Reminder
This is just a reminder about award nomination/voting times and eligibility… Consider it your Award Season Reminder!
Last year in 2018, I released two books:
Amaskan’s War (Book II of the Boahim Trilogy), which is fantasy From the Worlds of Raven Oak: A Coloring Book , which counts as an art bookSo what can you as a reader vote for? Quite a bit. First, voting for the Locus Awards has opened up. Anyone can vote, so if you enjoy science fiction & fantasy, head over and vote! If something you’ve...
March 13, 2019
Award-winning series
Amaskan’s Blood won the 2017 Ozma Fantasy Award and was an EPIC Awards’ Finalist, so imagine my surprise to learn that Amaskan’s War, Book II in the Boahim Trilogy, is a finalist in the UK’s Wishing Shelf YA Book Award! I guess that means I have an award-winning series on my hands.
It was read and nominated by tons of YA readers over in the UK and sometime in April, I’ll find out if it won!
Finalist medal. 
March 12, 2019
ECCC Schedule
I’ll be at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle this Thursday, March 14th – Sunday, March 17th.
I’m injured, so I’ll be rolling around to my panels and autographing on a scooter, but feel free to say hello if you see me.
– 5:15 PM-6:15 PM TCC L3-R3 with Elliot Kay, Raven Oak, Joseph Malik, Katie Malik, & Tod McCoy
– 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM – WSCC Level 6 Writer’s Block, Table 4. Books will be available for purchase via UW Bookstore on L...
Swords, Sorcery, & Self-Rescuing Damsels
I’m really excited to finally announce the inclusion of my short story “Alive” in the awesome Swords, Sorcery, & Self-Rescuing Damsels anthology from Clockwork Dragon.
Gorgeous cover! This anthology, available for Pre-Order NOW, has stories from Jody Lynn Nye, Robyn Bennis, Dawn Vogel, and quite a few others.
My short story in it features Ida from the Boahim Trilogy and takes place just after King Leon makes Ida his sepier. If you loved Ida in Amaskan’s Blood, you’ll definitely want to check...
February 26, 2019
Into the Rainforest
I’m currently packing up and preparing for a drive tomorrow (2/27) where I’ll be heading into the rainforest of Washington State as part of a writers retreat. No Internet, wifi, or cell for five days. Just me, my computer, and a lot of words! (And a lot of other writers doing the same thing!)
Expect a lack of “me” on the website and social media front until my return on Sunday evening. Until then, I’ll be writing, writing, and writing!
Lake Quinault – Quinault Rainforest, Washington. (Image f...
February 25, 2019
Miss Writer Imperfect?
The other day I was one of several guests on a Twitch TV show called Writer Imperfect. We talked about writing, world building, language building, ghostwriting, and copyright infringement, along with other geeky things as they came up.
If you missed the live stream, you can watch it now on YouTube:
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February 19, 2019
Writer Imperfect
Hey folks, I’ll be on Twitch TV tomorrow (2/20/19) on a show called Writer Imperfect, alongside JD Jordan, Christopher Lee, John Ryers, and Josh Robertson. We’ll be talking about writing (of course!) and probably gaming and other geeky things as they pop up.
5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/robertsonwrites
Come check it out and ask questions!
If you can’t make it to the show while it’s streaming, it will later be on YouTube and iTunes. (I’ll post links to those once I have...
February 14, 2019
Awards’ Eligibility
Every author has to make the post about Awards’ Eligibility so here goes:
Last year in 2018, I released two books:
Amaskan’s War (Book II of the Boahim Trilogy), which is fantasy From the Worlds of Raven Oak: A Coloring Book , which counts as an art bookSo what can you as a reader vote for? Quite a bit. First, voting for the Locus Awards has opened up. Anyone can vote, so if you enjoy science fiction & fantasy, head over and vote! If something you’ve enjoyed isn’t on the list, you can write...
