Do you want to be a hero for the whole Kickstarter campaign?

Hello Everyone! I hope you’re staying cool if you’re in the path of the heat dome that’s stretching out over the US. Amusingly, I am currently rereading Dune in preparation for writing an article on it; the scorching weather seems only appropriate, although it’s a little more humid here. I’m writing not to complain about the weather, […]

The Kickstarter for “The Midnight Land” is now live!

Hello there! Exciting news! The Kickstarter is live! This is for a special illustrated, boxed set edition of The Midnight Land. It has tiers starting at $1 for a brand-new, Kickstarter-exclusive short story, and going on up to both the hardback and paperback boxed sets. It also includes the release of the audiobook. Why, you might ask, do a […]

Who knew (word) stress could be so stressful?

Happy last day of May! I hope you’re doing well. I’ve been (very) slowly making progress on the audiobook of The Midnight Land. I actually recorded it a couple of years ago, but what with one thing and another, I only edited the first half of it. I’m now (very) slowly editing the second half of it […]

The book that restored my faith in fantasy

Hi Everyone! Star Wars Day has already come and gone, and Towel Day is coming right up! Those are both great holidays celebrating great fantasy (let’s be honest: Star Wars and Hitchhiker’s Guide are both fantasy) worlds, but I want to take a moment to celebrate one of my personal favorite fantasy worlds: Terre d’Ange. Terre d’Ange is the world where the Kushiel’s […]

The long-promised Kickstarter is (almost) here!

Hi Everyone! Welcome to the Pollenocalypse! At least if you live in the Southeast of the US. Everything is a slightly sinister of yellow-green, and we can’t stop sneezing. The downside of living in a region with lush tree growth everywhere. Okay, on with the updates. First of all, the thing I’ve been talking about […]

Sample of “The Midnight Land”

Just as Slava was rising to return to her rooms, Yarmila Kseniyevna came up and, bowing, said that the Empress wished to see her. “My sister?” said Slava, startled. “Wishes to see me?” Having just been subjected to a display of the ill results of marriage, Slava’s first thought was that her sister was attempting […]

“The Hobbit” and “The Forest is the Path”: This Month’s Reading Recommendations

Hi All! Wow, we’re midway through March already! I’m not sure where we are on the lion-lamb continuum that this month is supposed to represent, but supposedly we might get hit by yet another storm tomorrow? The weather-related excitement continues! It’s been a busy winter/spring for me so far, but I’m hoping things will be […]

Major twist I did not see coming

Hi All! I know, I know–long time, no see, metaphorically speaking. I’ve been busy with work and with preparing for the release of a book by my other pen name. But I did want to drop you a quick line with recommendations for some great books I’ve read recently. First of all, I know we’re past […]

What’s your favorite Shannara series?

Plus a peek at the psyche of my most obstreperous heroine Hi All! I hope you’re having a good August. After a Tatooine-like start to the summer here in NC, we got hit by a wave of storms, including a hurricane, which has transformed our desert into a slime-mold-covered swamp. I half-expect to see Yoda […]

Last chance to get The Singing Shore I free!

Hi All! A quick heads-up that you’re almost out of time to get The Singing Shore I free on the Bookfunnel Character Focused Fantasy giveaway! The giveaway ends July 31, so grab The Singing Shore I and any other books that catch your fancy (there are some pretty good-looking books in there) while you still […]