Blog posts
It’s launch day for A Knack for Metal and Bone!
I can’t believe it’s finally here. What a long road to producing a book. I really had no idea how this epic steampunk adventure would be received, but I’m thrilled to say that advance reviews are fabulous. One reviewer said, “This was an unusual ...
The countdown is on. A Knack for Metal and Bone comes out in less than a week. Eeeep! Advance reviews are already coming in, and they are very positive. Can you hear my sigh of relief from way over here? Releasing a new book is always stressful, and doubly so when it's a whole new series. But I s...
The final countdown is on! A Knack for Metal and Bone releases December 5th! I had a lot of questions about paperbacks, so here's the scoop. Paperbacks will be available on or before the eBook release date. I usually try to get them up a few days before so that with shipping everyone can enjoy th...
Happy Samhain! Because we live in the middle of nowhere, we didn't get any trick or treaters last night, but the air still smells like pumpkin, somehow. The forest is settling down for winter and we're seeing so many migratory birds. I love walking at this time of year. It makes me feel very witc...
There is so much going on right now, I’m going just get right to it. Here’s a rundown of what’s in today’s newsletter, with more details below.
A Knack for Metal and Bone goes up for pre-order
Valkyrie Bestiary Box Set #3 goes live
Dragons Don’t Eat Meat is FREE for 5 days only
+ Stuff Your...
Fall has hit us with some spectacular colors and weather. It’s been nice enough for me to continue to spend time in the forest while I edit A Knack for Metal and Bone. I officially sent it off to my editor for first looks this week. If all goes well, I’ll have a release date and pre-order informa...
Warning: shop talk ahead. If you don’t like to know how the magic is made (i.e., how publishing works), that’s okay. Just skip right to the Book Fairs section because today is Stuff Your Kindle with Free Fantasy Day.
Now onto the shop talk. I’m always open to questions about my books or writin...
In the last blog post, I introduced you to Phalian, a mech bird-mouse shifter in my upcoming new book, A Knack for Metal and Bone. If you missed that introduction, you can see it on the BLOG. Today, I have another new sidekick mech to introduce. But first, I want to thank all the readers who reac...
This is a visual representation of how edits are going on A Knack for Metal and Bone. I was sailing along, expecting to have a competed draft by next week and then I hit this roadblock. This isn't to say that I have writer's block. Rather, it means that I hit an unexpected wall in my plot and for...
This is me riding Booker for my second lesson after not riding for nearly 12 years. I have rediscovered muscles I didn’t know I have.
You can see in this picture I am wearing half-chaps. These are leather protectors for the bottom half of your leg. I used to wear these back in the day, but...
It's Yuletide July again, my favorite time of year when I highlight a lesser known Valkyrie Bestiary tale, Oh, Come All Ye Dragons. This novella was the most fun book to write for me. It’s a side quest for Kyra that highlights the true spirit of the season and brings back some favorite characters...
I have some exciting world building for you today. At least I think it's exciting. But first a bit of book news.
Thorn of Vioska is officially available on Amazon in ebook, paperback and Kindle Unlimited. Other stores will list the paperback soon.
Get THORN OF VIOSKA
Thorn of Vioska marks ...
Emil's story is ready! Thorn of Vioska went out as a free ebook to all my newsletter subscribers today! Did you miss out? There's still time to grab your free copy. I'll be sending out another email reminder on June 27th. Subscribe before then to get your copy!
Are you an email subscriber alrea...
It’s release day for Worlds Don’t Collide, Book 9 (and series finale) of the Valkyrie Bestiary!
If you pre-ordered, your book will be in your Kindle library. eBooks, paperbacks and hardcovers are now available. If you want to order it fresh of the press, you can find it HERE. Please note that so...
Launch day is in less than one week! Wow, I can hardly believe it. Along with polishing up the final book, I've been busy creating some fun events for this launch. It's not every day that you publish a series finale, and I wanted to give this baby a good send off. There's a lot happening this wee...
The countdown is on! There’s less than 3 weeks left until the Valkyrie Bestiary Series finale drops! I have some fun stuff planned for the release (see more on that below).
As I finalize the text for Worlds Don’t Collide and format it for release, I find myself feeling very nostalgic. I started ...
Dodged a bullet & Emil: Cover Reveal
In my last newsletter, I asked you fill out a poll about Emil’s novella. This is a planned companion story to Book 9, Worlds Don’t Collide. VB Readers’ Group and newsletter subscribers will get it FREE. The poll was about how the novella would be delive...
CLICK HERE TO VOTE IN THE POLL
OK, the good news is that Valkyrie Bestiary Book 9. Worlds Don't Collide is done and sent to my wonderful editor, Elaine Jackson. It took me a lot longer to edit than I anticipated. There's a lot riding on a last book. Everyone has a favorite VB character, and I...
I'm deep into edits of Worlds Don't Collide and really excited that I'll be bringing this series conclusion to you June 6th! It's a bittersweet story for me as I get to play with my favorite characters one more time.
That quote above is one of my favorites that I pulled out this week. I like i...
That's a little snippet I found while editing Worlds Don't Collide today. I'm deep in the edits now and it's all coming together nicely. I can't wait to show it off!
Pre-order the eBook now!
In the mean time, the big news is about the Valkyrie Bestiary Cage Fights. For the past 30 weeks we...
20 blog posts
« Newer | Older »
- December 2024 (1)
- November 2024 (3)
- October 2024 (2)
- September 2024 (2)
- August 2024 (2)
- July 2024 (2)
- June 2024 (2)
- May 2024 (3)
- April 2024 (2)
- March 2024 (2)
- February 2024 (2)
- January 2024 (2)
- December 2023 (2)
- November 2023 (2)
- October 2023 (3)
- September 2023 (2)
- August 2023 (2)
- July 2023 (1)
- June 2023 (2)
- May 2023 (3)
- April 2023 (2)
- March 2023 (3)
- February 2023 (2)
- January 2023 (2)
- December 2022 (3)
- November 2022 (1)
- October 2022 (4)
- September 2022 (2)
- August 2022 (2)
- July 2022 (1)
- June 2022 (2)
- May 2022 (1)
- April 2022 (1)
- March 2022 (3)
- February 2022 (1)
- January 2022 (3)
- December 2021 (2)
- November 2021 (2)
- September 2021 (2)
- August 2021 (2)
- July 2021 (3)
- June 2021 (1)
- May 2021 (3)
- April 2021 (4)
- March 2021 (1)
- February 2021 (3)
- January 2021 (2)
- December 2020 (1)
- November 2020 (2)
- October 2020 (2)
- September 2020 (1)
- August 2020 (3)
- July 2020 (2)
- June 2020 (2)
- May 2020 (1)
- April 2020 (1)
- February 2020 (2)
- January 2020 (1)
- August 2019 (1)
- June 2019 (1)
- May 2019 (2)
- April 2019 (4)
- March 2016 (1)
- February 2016 (2)
- January 2016 (1)