Category Archives: fantasy

New Book Update

Edit number two finished! 87,000k words. Off to the first round of beta readers. Time to start working on the next book. Whew.

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First draft of the new book done…

Two days out of the hospital, drugged, wired, and rather insomniac-ish. Perfect recipe for finally finishing the first draft of my latest book. I wrapped it up today at a bit over 85,000 words. That’s a good, healthy length for … Continue reading

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77,000 Words

My current work in progress is clocking in somewhere north of 77,000 words. That’s a good length for a book, but I think I have another 8,000 words to go before I finish. And then it’ll be editing time. I … Continue reading

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Top Ten Necessities Needed to Write an Epic Fantasy that is Awesome!!

There are a lot of imitations in this world. Imitation cheese. Imitation crocodile leather boots. Those little imitation wieners wrapped in bacon that get served to you at cocktail parties by some imitation Greek waiter guy named Sven Olafsson. Who … Continue reading

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I need an absurd and ridiculous name

Actually, I need several. If you have any absurd and ridiculous names that you would like to share with me, tell me now (before it’s too late–see: Asteroids Crashing into Earth, Chinese Invade, Black Plague II, Zombie Apocalypse, Mothers-in-Law, etc). … Continue reading

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Vegetable Soup and why there is a dearth of culinary prose in modern fantasy

I suspect it is because most fantasy writers are geeks. Self-included. And what do geeks eat? Twinkies, Doritos, and Lunchables. Self not included. Oh, and they also feed on pizza, various frozen, mechanically-extruded food by-products that must be heated up … Continue reading

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Via Nigeria, a Sneak Peek at my Newest Book

Recently, Winston Samoula, a resident of Nigeria, wrote me a very touching and grammatically-unique letter about how he is dying of stage 7 lung cancer after smoking ten packs of Marlboros a day since age three. He also informed me … Continue reading

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The New Books, Lightning, and the dearth of Humorous Fantasy

Two new books in the hopper. One is finished and edited, but is lacking a cover. I’m totally at a loss on this cover. I need a bolt of lightning to strike me and stir my creative electrons. A metaphorical … Continue reading

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Venturing into the Audible World!

I’ve been investigating and educating myself on the audio-book side of the business. Audible.com, of course, is the big player in the market, being a subsidiary of Amazon. I never realized how big the audio-book market actually is. It’s still … Continue reading

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Review of A Storm in Tormay on the Best in Fantasy Blog

Nice surprise this morning! I discovered that the Best in Fantasy Blog just gave me a very kind review of A Storm in Tormay! Unexpected and out of the blue. Connie Jaspersen, author of The Last Good Knight and Tower of … Continue reading

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