alacrity This word signifies a willing cheerfulness, the kind that accepts burdens and blessings with equal enthusiasm. This is the kind of behavior parents wish their kids exhibited when doing their chores, that they would be tackled both briskly and happily. It’s not a word you hear very often, but then again, such behavior is …
Here are a couple of quick little updates. First, my recent promotion with eReader News Today went extremely well with Into the Vast, hitting #1 on the Metaphysical & Visionary Science Fiction chart. If you’re not familiar with this category, it’s basically “big idea” sci-fi. Lewis’ Space Trilogy would be one example of this sort of book. In addition, …
doughty This word has long been a favorite of mine. I can’t remember exactly when I first heard it, but I’m sure it was in a sentence something like, “he was a doughty fighter.” The word means persistent or brave or tough. In my mind in connotes a sort of “stick-to-it-ness”. I suppose one of …
Here’s something new: Into the Vast in magazine format. It’s just the first chapter, but the trailer is also included and it lets you turn pages in a way that mimics the way a magazine or e-reader might work. It’s basically a suped up sampler. I’ll also put a link to it on the downloads page. But …
reeve Here’s a word you might not be familiar with – unless you’re from Canada (and even then, maybe not). It is the title given to the mayor of a village or the leader of a town. The only place I believe it is still used today is in Canada, in small rural villages in …
I’m excited to announce the release of the revised edition for Into the Vast. I know it looks just like the previous edition on the outside, but you know the old adage, “don’t judge a book by its cover”. Well, it’s certainly applicable in this instance. So what is inside? Well here are a few highlights: …
Viand This is another uncommon word and again, I simply love the sound of it. It means food, or a piece of food. It’s usually used in the plural in the way we’d use foodstuffs or provisions. For example: The viands of the king were always abundant and delicious. The word comes to us, rather appropriately, …
Here’s an excerpt from my novella, The Jammer and the Blade. The story is now available in ebook format at Amazon.com. If you’d like to be notified about this and other releases, be sure to sign up for my newsletter. This section is from the opening of the story: Sun li stared at the freshly cut arcoiris …
