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  • Character Creation: all in the family

    Character Creation: all in the family

    In my first sketches of this current WIP, the protagonist was one of two children born to a single mother. The family began and ended there; these three were each other’s whole world, and nothing mattered but each other. It’s a very American family structure, which isn’t a bad thing– but it didn’t fit to… Read more

  • A walk in the woods

    A walk in the woods

    A few months back, I went to a convention that had a fairly unusual layout compared to the rest of my experiences. Instead of me sitting alone at my little table hawking books to passersby, the author’s alley was like a little bookstore featuring all of the guest authors, with volunteers there to tell anyone… Read more

  • Monsters and Metaphor, Part 2

    Monsters and Metaphor, Part 2

    To recap the previous post: There are a lot of horror stories that like to use monsters as a metaphor for people with mental illnesses. I prefer to think of the monsters as the mental illnesses themselves, whereas the people dealing with them are more the Buffy-esque badasses who deal with them. An unrelated conversation… Read more

  • Cover Reveal: Tatter and Shine

    Cover Reveal: Tatter and Shine

    It’s almost the end of the month, which means it’s almost time for another new release. This month’s feature is Tatter and Shine, the story of a sorcerer who’s sold his soul and the new apprentice who’s out to make his life hell. Tatter and Shine hits the shelves on April 30th, and it’s  available… Read more

  • Something old and something new

    Something old and something new

    You might have seen an old short story of mine floating around the internet. I’ve cleaned it up, made it a little more pretty, and released it on major publishers. It’s my little way of saying that my hiatus is over. I’ll be releasing several stories over the coming months, so keep your eyes peeled. This… Read more

  • And to all a good night

    It’s Christmas Eve, and to those who celebrate it, Merry Christmas. To those who don’t, have a happy holiday. May there be more good times than bad for you in this season.   Whether you count it as good (yay, another book!) or bad (aw, the last one?), today marks the release of the final… Read more