I hope the start to this new year finds you well and enjoying a marked improvement to last year. It feels strange to think that the second book in my Tomorrow's Edge series has been out for about a year now. In some ways I feel like I failed this book. It released right on... Continue Reading →
Succession CelebrateLit Tour
As Christmas is fast approaching and the end of the year is looming just ahead, I'm really excited and honored to get to have the Quest of Fire series be featured in a CelebrateLit Tour. There are interviews, reviews, and a really cool giveaway. Be sure to check out each stop from December 1st to... Continue Reading →
Succession’s Release Tour
This week I have the immense honor of having my latest release, Succession (Quest of Fire Book 2) on tour with JustReads! Check out each stop for some great interviews, excerpts from Succession and The Gathering Dark, and a special tour wide giveaway! Before sharing the list of tour stops, I'd also like to highlight... Continue Reading →
Reflecting on Fathers
With tomorrow being Father's Day it has me reflecting on how fathers appear in my stories. One of my favorite lines in Veiled Sun is Grandpa McIntyre remembering his son Alverson who died getting him secret intel on Project Alexandria. When I wrote that I was thinking how no matter how old my little... Continue Reading →
Some Lessons Learned From My Little One (Part 12)
At night my little one has a night light that projects stars and a crescent moon onto his room's ceiling. Like most kids--and adults too--he's not a fan of the dark, so we let him keep a little LED flashlight in his bed. Also like most kids, he does his level best to stretch... Continue Reading →
Some Good Reads
With the year coming to a close soon, I thought I would share some of the books I enjoyed reading or caught my eye this year. And at the end share a bit about some news for my own writing in 2020. Super Hero Stories: LAUNCH by Jason Joyner: I really enjoyed this one.... Continue Reading →
Some Lessons Learned From My Little One (Part 11)
Every so often I feel like I have moments where something I thought I understood suddenly becomes so much more. Not just clearer, but more profound, important. As is the case for the past couple years, my epiphany has to do with my little one. Most mornings there's a certain amount of frenetic energy.... Continue Reading →
History of the Ords – Origins (Quest of Fire Friday)
In the 905th year of the Middle Era, the painted warriors of the north, or the Bogiáboreia, colluded into a motley group under a chieftain of meager authority. His name was Orthall, and he had twin sons who proved to be equally capable prospects for assuming rule of their people at the end of Orthall’s... Continue Reading →
Some Lessons Learned From My Little One (Part 10)
The other day in a fit of melancholy, I tweeted out, "Today, I realized parenting is the repeated Sophie's choice of preparing your child for life without you and letting them cling to you." That was on day two of my little one being in pre-k. As you can guess a big milestone like that... Continue Reading →
Some Lessons Learned From My Little One (Part 9)
There are few things that produce nearly as much joy as your child saying, "I love you," and knowing it is genuine. Likewise, there are few things as infuriating as that same child ignoring your instructions and then feigning an apology before going right back to what upset you in the first place. Obviously my... Continue Reading →