Category Archives: Blog

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VCon Report

Posted on October 15, 2014 by admin

I’ve been putting this off to write, but it’s time to report on VCon.  I missed the Friday night opening, but went there Saturday and Sunday to participate in three panels: Religion and Atheism in SpecFic, Violence in SpecFic, and … Continue reading →

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Gods and Dragons Update and VCon Approaches!

Posted on September 26, 2014 by admin

The Gods and Dragons collection, which contains my novel as well many others, all of them good reads, is still charging forth.  Over 20,000 copies sold!  This means a lot of new readers for City of Demons, and I hope … Continue reading →

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Gods and Dragons Conquers the World! (Metaphorically)

Posted on September 20, 2014 by admin

Time for an update on the Gods and Dragons collection, which republished City of Demons.  It is doing amazingly well, so well that I’ve been on Amazon.com’s list of the hundred most popular fantasy writers for weeks now.  Sometimes I’m … Continue reading →

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City of Demons Reborn!

Posted on August 22, 2014 by admin

Steel Magnolia press has re-issued City of Demons as one of eight epic fantasy novels in a new e-bundle titled Gods and Dragons.  For all of 99 cents, you can have eight wonderful adventures.  The deal is a temporary one, … Continue reading →

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City of Demon News is Coming

Posted on August 14, 2014 by admin

There will be a City of Demons announcement in a few days, but to hold you until then I present the following: file: Some of the Wards of Shirath This is a crude map of wards 5, 6, and 7 … Continue reading →

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Old Projects, New Projects

Posted on June 11, 2014 by admin

I haven’t posted in a while – sorry about that – but I’ve been wrapping up some projects.  And really, just posting that your in the middle of things doesn’t bring anybody closure.  I finally finished a rejection-worthy (or maybe … Continue reading →

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On Spec Story Coming Soon

Posted on February 7, 2014 by admin

I just received an e-mail from Jen Laface of On Spec Magazine, a truly great Canadian speculative fiction magazine.  She informed me that my story, “Double Vision” will be appearing in their soon-to-be-printed Winter Issue.  It was a fun story … Continue reading →

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Novel Writing Update #1

Posted on November 3, 2013 by admin

Eleven thousand words so far -and in only three days!  Of course, I had one chapter and part of another already written.  However, I did have to rewrite those pieces extensively to fit the outlines I’ve been slaving over.  And … Continue reading →

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National Novel Writing Month

Posted on October 29, 2013 by admin

NaNoWriMo approaches (like a freight train), and I am going to participate for the first time.  There is a comic sci-fi novel that has been tickling my brain for years.  The tentative title is “Luck”, and I hope that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Library-ed, at Last.

Posted on October 25, 2013 by admin

Thank you to the Richmond Public Library for choosing my book for their collection.  Seeing it on a library shelf took me back to when I was a kid prowling the stacks looking for an Andre Norton or Heinlein I … Continue reading →

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