Sometimes the words flow and life is good. Other times, well, it's like a tooth extraction gone horribly wrong. This past week has been an interesting mesh of being both unable to write and yet still averaging almost 2,000 words per day. I've been focusing mostly on DAUGHTERS OF THE PRIDE, though I did work... Continue Reading →
The Recommended Series — Part 1 — The Dresden Files
I started thinking about doing this multi-part series whenever I hit a brick wall in my own writing. Today, for example, I've only managed to get 500 words on before my brain decided it did not want to cooperate. Which is fine, really. I can bludgeon it back into shape later. The trick in writing,... Continue Reading →
5 (More) Authors You Should Be Reading
Yesterday's post was actually quite the hit, though you can imagine just how many people responded to me privately with "why wasn't so-and-so on the list?" Plus, nobody got mad at me about the clickbait headline. Go me! (editor's note: if you're going to steal this list, please acknowledge where it came from. I appreciate... Continue Reading →
5 Authors You Should Be Reading Right Now
Ugh, that is such a clickbaity headline, I'm tempted to change it before I hit "publish". If it still says "5 Authors You Should Be Reading Right Now" then congratulations, you've seen that my trollishness outweighs my maturity level by a factor of ten. A few on this list are brand new. Others have been... Continue Reading →
Always Asking Questions
The shingles are mostly gone now minus some scarring (it looks like I was shot in the ribs with a shotgun), so of course my body decides it's time to get sick. This would be amusing if not for the amount of writing time I missed in January. I'm just wondering... how many of you... Continue Reading →
Audible Gold
The shingles are starting to go away some, so I've been up and moving about a little more now that the pain is manageable. It still kinda sucks, and from the looks of things I'm going to have severe scarring around my ribs on my right side, but otherwise I should make a full recovery.... Continue Reading →
One Sick Author
I've been quiet lately due to being stricken with a bad case of shingles, which is pretty much the same disease as chicken pox but only those who have had it get it (from my understanding of this). It's really painful and has made sitting down difficult (or laying in bed, or walking... pretty much... Continue Reading →
Baby It’s Cold Outside
It's winter finally! We got snow yesterday in the Blue Ridge Mountains and it actually stuck around for today! Yay! For those of you who didn't know, I love the snow. It was probably the only thing I liked about living in Colorado. Well, that and I had some really good friends there. Yes, I... Continue Reading →
Another Book Release Day
These things are coming at us almost every week now it seems. Best part? This isn't the last book release for me this month. But I'm not worried about what's coming out Jan 21, no. I'm celebrating the release of GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY, co-authored with the amazing Jamie Ibson. It's Book 2 of the Four Horsemen... Continue Reading →
The State of the Author – 2019 in Review
Personally, 2019 was probably one of the hardest years I've dealt with in a very long time. Professionally? It was my best. I don't deal with loss well. It's part of the reason I don't "bond" well with people. I can connect, but a deep bond is very hard for me to do, and even... Continue Reading →
Book Release Day
(addendum: having issues with Amazon not linking the kindle and print books together. This will be fixed soon.) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1676095799 A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE officially launches today and I am super excited. Emily over at Mottfolio Studios has done some tremendous work bringing the cover to life, as well as adding some interior work which is amazing... Continue Reading →
Baby Kaiju Sighting!
NORAD every year tracks Santa as he makes his way across the US because we don't want another incident like in 1991, when two F-18's were scrambled out of Lackland AFB when an unidentified aircraft violated the restricted airspace. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed when the UFO was identified as a sleigh being pulled by eight... Continue Reading →
Webster Award Finalist
Just found out this morning that my novel, SONS OF THE LION, is a finalist for the Webster Award handed out at Ravencon in Virginia next year. The Webster Award is awarded to Virginia's best author. I'm competing against my friend R. S. Belcher this year. Last year my other friend and publisher, Chris Kennedy,... Continue Reading →
The Match of the Century
I've had to step back from social media this past week. It's not for anything bad. It's just quickly becoming a time sink where I spend more time responding to... whatever somebody is butthurt about this week instead of writing. It's why I like this website. My home, my rules, and people don't have to... Continue Reading →
More Of This
Two great things for today. First, FREEHOLD: RESISTANCE is out in the wild. Barnes & Noble called and told me they had copies in the store, which I'd asked for (I like to stealth sign books). I think Friday I'm going into Roanoke to sign all the copies at both B&N stores. Assuming they still... Continue Reading →
