Just a few updates today. First off, Through the Viscera, has been sent off to my line editor. I’m so grateful to finally be at this point. Excitement, nervousness, impatience, exhaustion- these are all the sorts of things I am feeling at this point in time. “It’s the deep breath before the plunge.” as Gandalf says in …
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson My rating: 4 of 5 stars If you’re looking for authentic pirate adventure, I can’t think of a better book to recommend than Treasure Island. Stevenson has the jargon down pat and really makes you feel like you’re part of the crew. For the most part, the journey is …
Huzzah! This is my 100th post! I don’t think too many people have been around since my first one, but if you have, let me know. I will send you a medal (or at least a piece of artwork). To celebrate, I thought I’d share a little more light-hearted fun. In the same vein as last …
So I’m currently in the throes of editing Through the Viscera, which is book 2 in the Chronotrace series. I’m on what feels like the millionth draft and sometimes it seems like I’ll never get finished. It’s such a long slog. As Winston Churchill, the eminent statesman, and perennial source of all things pithy once put it: …
This post, as well as the ones that will be coming down the pike for the next week or two will primarily be updates and news about the upcoming book, Through the Viscera. The reason for this is that I have a ton of work to do to get the novel ready for publication and I won’t …
I love quotes. Most of the time I post ones from other books I’ve read, but here’s one from one of my own books. I hope you like it. Life does not consist in the mere beating of your heart, but in the manner of your living. Live well or you do not live at …
Bookmarks are wonderful things, often as personal as the books we choose to read. In a pinch you could just use a scrap of paper or an index card and there are certainly times when I’ve done that. But if you’re going to give a book you read the royal treatment, you really ought to …
I am delighted to welcome Jenelle Schmidt onto the site today. She is the author of King’s Warrior and the soon to be released, Second Son. In fact, this interview is part of her big, cover reveal, which is being done across multiple other web sites today. You can find the brand new cover at the bottom of this …
