For anyone who likes hearing about the creative process, this is a piece on how I went about writing my latest book, Deed of Empire. If you don’t like reading about the creative process, I don’t know what to tell you — I’m going to do it anyway. When I wrote my first epic fantasy, […]
I’m going to tell you a secret about writers. When they say writing is hard, they don’t mean the writing. Writing is a joy. Even when it’s hard, even when it’s frustrating, even when you stare at a blank page so long that it begins to stare back, writers love writing. They wouldn’t do it […]
Time to meet some of the characters in Wolf in My Beard, the comedy fantasy I’m kickstarting. First up, Hornburri of Huntfell: Hornburri of Huntfell is a dwarf. And while dwarves are known to be surly, cantankerous, and generally unpleasant to be around, Hornburri is likely the surliest, most cantankerous, and least agreeable creature that […]
I’m Kickstarting a new comedy fantasy with my friend and co-author Chris Wallace. Kind of Cocaine Bear meets Lord of the Rings. Best time I’ve had writing in quite a while. It features a grumpy dwarf, a fool who doesn’t know he’s a werewolf, and a raft of easily avoidable injuries. Give it a look. […]
From the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and StoryBundle.com, a storybundle with DUSTER by me in it: THE SFWA TAKE NO PRISONERS BUNDLE The SFWA Take No Prisoners Bundle – Curated by the Independent Authors Committee of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) There’s something about fantasy that never fails to thrill readers […]
Whew. What a whirlwind of a weekend. First up: CONvergence. Biggest highlight for me was meeting my friends Blaze Ward and Leah Cutter in person. Blaze is the most giving author I’ve ever met. He gave me an hour of his time when I didn’t know him at all to give me the rundown on […]
It’s been a while since I traveled to play cards, but this tournament is a no-miss for me. The Atlantis has always put on a great tournament and even better, I’ve always done really well there. I think I’ve gone out to Reno for Atlantis tournaments about a half-dozen times and always come back with […]
I can’t tell you how excited I am for this book to come out. Well, actually, I can. I’m so excited! It’s a foray into undiscovered country for me, as it’s a thriller. I’ve always had so much action in my fantasy novels, and I read a ton of thriller/mystery books, so I decided to […]
I want to talk about the song I just posted for free on my Patreon. If you’ve read my other essays (or hopefully my books!) on the creative process, I think the story of this song presents some interesting parallels as well as departures with some of the other processes I’ve described. First of all […]
Resonate. It’s the word I use most often when talking about writing. But what does it really mean? Take the word home. The dictionary definition is “The place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.” But that’s not what anyone thinks when they hear the word. They think of […]
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