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Interviewed and Posted

One more day to the release of City of Demons! Pat Flewelling of Nine Day Wonder interviewed me and has posted the results on her blog.  This is a good site for new writers, lots of information and sympathy.

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Countown to the Release Date!

City of Demons is being released on Wednesday, July 25, 2012.  I am doing a number of guest blogs and interviews on book blog and review sites, which I will list soon.  You can pre-order copies at Amazon, Barnes and … Continue reading

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City of Demons Excerpt

Tyche Books will let you download a three-chapter excerpt of my novel if you subscribe to their e-newsletter.  Since this lets you know about all the other cool books they are publishing, it’s worth trying. They have also arranged several … Continue reading

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Updates on the Novel

Well, the process is almost at an end.  Margaret Curelas sent me a draft of the layout to read over.  It had those amazing illustrations by Galen Dara and wondrous additions like an ISBN and legal warnings.  The cover art … Continue reading

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Thank You, Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury, noted speculative fiction writer, passed away recently at 91 years of age.  A long and productive life, though I still feel cheated now that he is gone.  He was a giant in my reading youth, and I remember … Continue reading

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The Weirdness of Somebody Drawing Your Thoughts

When I wrote about demons in my YA fantasy novel, City of Demons, I could see them in my mind, but the odd thing is that I couldn’t draw them.  Now, I’m no artist, but I can do basic drawings, … Continue reading

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Birth of a Website

When I started writing (my fourth career), I found that I was expected to maintain a cyber-presence – something with more virtual heft than my anemic Facebook page.  I’ve created a bio and a brief history of my published or … Continue reading

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