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There’s a fascinating discussion going on in one of my author groups, about writing short.  So I thought I’d ask you about reading short(er) stories. Just to give you some perspective on that; traditional, NY-based publishing, the books you see on the shelves in bookstores, generally runs to around 100,000 words, if not more.  Fantasy […]

We’re two weeks away from the release of Touched by Faelight.  It’s time for the first chapter.  Only, there are no chapters for this story.  Instead, I’ll drop a largish excerpt, below. Enjoy! EXCERPT FROM TOUCHED BY FAELIGHT COPYRIGHT © TAYLEN CARVER 2022 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Touched By Faelight We were crossing the Bosphorus in

I’ve received a lot of emails since I released The Dragon of Falconer, most of them a variation of:  “Why are you writing all this short stuff? When are we going to see Harley Firebird in a novel?” And I get that.  I do.  I’m one of those people who walks around with their fingers

Last year, I participated in the UF anthology Street Magic (which is still available here, and there’s some damn fine story-telling in it, too!) My story in the anthology was “Touched by Faelight”. Now I have the rights back to the story, I’ve published it as a standalone story and it’s now available for pre-order.

The sixth story in the Harley Firebird series will be released in a couple of weeks, which means it’s time for a long-ish excerpt from the beginning of the book (in lieu of the usual Chapter One). Excerpt EXCERPT FROM THE FIREBIRD’S REGRET COPYRIGHT © TAYLEN CARVER 2022 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Firebird’s Regret Harley