Welcome to the official website of JW Troemner.

Author of The Dealmaker’s Gambit, the Urban Dragon Series, and Tatter and Shine

  • On the Map

    On the Map

    I’m one of those proud nerds who loves looking at a map when I open a book. So when I created the world of Koleth, of course I wanted to include maps.

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  • For those who don’t know, the Urban Dragon was originally written with the intention of being exclusive to the Kindle Unlimited program (thus the short, serialized format). According to the tin, KU is supposed to work like Netflix for books: you pay for a subscription and then you’re free to read as many books as

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  • Blog hop double stop!

    This week we have not one but two blog hop stops! I’m being interviewed by Mary DeSantis at Kit & Kabookle, where we’ll be talking about bizarre monsters and the genres I could never write. Also come by Where the Story Comes First, where I’ll be talking about the book series that’s made the biggest impact

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  • It’s been two weeks, so it’s time to return to Rosario and Arkay in their next adventure: Dance with the Devil. For the uninitiated, Urban Dragon is a serial that’s being released every two weeks until Christmas. When we last saw our heroes, they went head to head with a demon that had been terrorizing

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  • Prologue on a Podcast

    Prologue on a Podcast

    Exciting news, everybody! This week Urban Dragon is being featured on the SFF podcast 600 Second Saga. Host Mariah Avix will be performing Like Bad Spraypaint, a prequel short story about the day Arkay and Rosario first met. You can download it from iTunes, Stitcher, Libsyn, or on the 600 Second Saga website. Or you can

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  • It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means: it’s time for the next stop of our blog hop. This week I’m being interviewed by Christine Young, and we’ll be talking about critique groups, my ideal actors for the main characters, and the darkest point in the series so far.

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  • Next Stop: The Avid Reader

    Hey guys! It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for another stop on the blog hop. This week I’m being interviewed by Nancy at The Avid Reader, so come check it out to talk spicy food, childhood crushes, and reasons why angry social justice people probably shouldn’t have access to time machines.

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  • The time has come for the second book in the Urban Dragon series: Shadow and Steel A refresher for the newbies: Urban Dragon is being released as a serial, with a new book coming out every two weeks. Last time we debuted with Mark of the Dragon, where Rosario and Arkay ran for their lives to

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  • Author Interview at T’s Stuff

    It’s time for the next stop on our blog hop. This week I’m being interviewed by Teresa Noel at T’s Stuff, so head over and check it out to learn about the man who inspired Mike Jones.

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  • On Terms of Endearment

    On Terms of Endearment

    There’s a lot in the Urban Dragon series to offend people with delicate sensibilities: violence, language, gore, sexual assault, sex work, diversity, dick jokes, etc. So when my dad complained about my writing, I wasn’t surprised that he took offense so much as the thing he took offense about: I’d referred to Boxy as my

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  • Author Interview at Fabulous and Brunette

    In place of a blog post today, I’d like to direct your attention toward Fabulous and Brunette, where I’ll be doing an interview with the lovely Ally. This will be the first stop in a blog tour to spread the word about the Urban Dragon series (which is available now, so check it out!)

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