It’s been a while since I was able to update you on upcoming stories, etc. I’m thrilled to be able to do so, now. I’ve had a rough year or so, with other personal commitments demanding time that I used to use for writing. I’m glad to say those commitments have sorted themselves out, and […]
THE WIZARD MUST BE STOPPED! Is now available everywhere A quick note to let you know that The Wizard Must Be Stopped!, which is part of the Magorian & Jones contemporary fantasy series, is now available on all retail stores, everywhere. Magorian, the world’s first modern wizard, tackles a wayward entity in New York. Magorian
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A Subtle Thing…. “No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style,” The Vlad Taltos series by Steven Brust Taylen
Religion plays a hefty role in many fantasy stories, and some of the belief systems are downright bizarre. All of them, though, dictate how people in that story world behave, and usually have an out-sized influence upon the politics and power figures running the show. I tend to roll my eyes at the more outlandish
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Megapacks are for Fantasy, too! I just got an email from Wildside Press announcing the release of their latest Megapacks. For the longest time, I thought these bundles were purely for Classic and Golden Age Science Fiction, but Wildside collect all the classic fiction, including mystery, horror, and fantasy. I thought I’d mention it
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Can You Stop The Damn Thing? The Stories Rule Press group of authors are a cooperative and thoughtful bunch. A year or more ago, Tracy Cooper-Posey, who is the publisher at SRP, sent out a call for a fantasy anthology, part of the short-lived Stories Rule Presents series of genre fiction anthologies. The fantasy anthology
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An Excerpt from an upcoming release In two week’s time, The Wizard Must be Stopped will be released on Stories Rule Press. If you backed The Rivers Ran Red Kickstarter campaign, then you would have received a copy as part of the bonus goodies from that campaign. If you enjoyed the story, please consider leaving
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Today marks the 819 anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, which temporarily ended the Byzantine Empire in 1204. The attack of Constantinople was a political strategy driven mostly by the new Republic of Venice. Constantinople was the greatest city in the world at that time, measured by both
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So here’s a nice little kudo. Barnes & Noble have selected The Rivers Ran Red as a Top Indie Favourite this month. Taylen
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The remains of Pompeii, Italy.I have a thing about volcanoes. Don’t know why. But of all the disaster movies and books that I’ve seen and read in my time, the ones featuring volcanoes get my thumbs-up and attention. One of my favourite movies of all time is Dante’s Peak. There’s nothing that can beat the
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