Cue the drum roll, fanfare, confetti, dancing bears, and everything else you can think of. Today I’m announcing the title of my upcoming book, the second in the Chronotrace series. It’s called Through the Viscera. And here’s a snippet from the cover: A couple of things I’d just like to say about the title of this book …
Here’s an update on what’s been going on book-wise with me. Book 2 of the Chronotrace Sequence is currently with my content editor. She’s been pretty covered up, but I think she’s getting close to finishing. I’ve already gotten back some of her edits and they have been great. It’s so important to have a …
2013 It’s been a little more than a year since I published Into the Vast and I thought I’d take a moment to look back at my first year in publishing as well as take a look ahead to what’s in store for 2014. Into the Vast was released in September of 2012 with a and then …
Grand Prize winner: Renee Manning 2nd Prize: Chris Morcom 3rd Prize: Christa Scott Into the Vast Contest Winners: Autographed Copies: Jaime and Kristen Digital Copies: Halita, Jan, Madonna, Julie, and Aaron A big thank you to all who participated. The autographed copies should be in the mail soon. I hope you enjoy your …
virid If you’ve been reading this series for any length of time, you probably know that I have a penchant for older sounding words. I just find them generally more eloquent and expressive than more modern sounding phrases, I suppose. I also feel that they broaden my horizon as a writer and allow me to …
somatic This word is somewhat uncommon. You’ll most likely come across it only if you’re a doctor, a biologist, or talking to one. It comes from the Greek word, ‘soma’ which refers to the body. In English, something somatic is something having to do with the body as well. A few synonyms are bodily, corporal, …
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 …
