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Over the weekend I started in on This Gulf of Time and Stars by Julie Czerneda.  Her acknowledgement starts with what can be best described as a love letter to our […]

Coming up with titles for books is one of my most loathed things.   Almost everything has had a working title for some portion of its existence.  And those working […]

So, last week The Thorn of Dentonhill was named a finalist for the Compton Crook Award, and I am absolutely thrilled about it.  Right now is the time of year where all […]

I’m not able to be the caffeine fiend that I used to be any more. When I was in my twenties, man… I could drink coffee until 1 in the […]

So, ConDFW was this weekend.  I had an excellent time, but these events always leave me wanting more.  I always feel like I wanted more opportunity to talk to people, […]

A question that keeps getting lobbed at me looks something like this: “What’s your process?  How do you actually write?” Yeah, that’s not as easy a question as you’d think. You […]

Well, now The Alchemy of Chaos is out in the world, and the early reviews have been pretty strong. “The Alchemy of Chaos is another stirring story of magic and mayhem.” […]

The general advice out there is “don’t write to market”.  And when I say that, your response is, “what the heck are you talking about?” I’m ahead of myself here. […]

So this week is huge. A year ago today, I was waiting for the release of my first book, The Thorn of Dentonhill.  Tomorrow The Alchemy of Chaos, my third novel, is coming out. […]

I’ve talked, perhaps at length, at the importance of learning one’s own strengths and methods as a writer.  Part of the key to figuring out how you write is recognizing your […]