Last year I began the process of commissioning new cover art for my fantasy trilogy The Heron Kings. I had always hated the generic covers my former publisher had stuck me with, and I partially blame them for the books’ failure to sell. I was hoping I could, at some point, get them to change…
The First Rule is the first entry in Steven William Hannah’s new series The Blind Age. This story blends conventional fantasy elements with new twists on familiar tropes with a laser-focused story that lets readers know exactly what they’re in for. In this foundational volume, readers are introduced to main character Venalia, a brand-spankin’-new…
Iron Curtain is the latest in the Sherman Iron detective thriller series by Bowen Greenwood. The books follow the eponymous small town Montana reporter as he fights to publish the truth while dodging bullets from the vicious drug cartel that has taken up residence. In this fifth installment, the story stands alone and can be…
Once in awhile, it’s a good idea to look back and see how far you’ve come. Or fallen, depending on your perspective. Recently I was going through an old external hard drive with years of nested folders named “Stuff”, “Old Desktop” and other unhelpful descriptors. I found some samples of things I’d written long ago,…
No, that’s not the title of my next book, though it would be a good one. The year of betrayal is how I’ll remember 2022. A bit dramatic, yeah, but what else do you expect from me? This year was when the last flickers of my authorship goals were unceremoniously snuffed out. Oh, I’m not…
I’ve been dropped by my publisher. After branding these books as a series (not my idea), saddling me with shit covers and doing no promotion, they’ve decided not to publish The Heron Kings Rampant, the final volume of the trilogy cause of no sales. Class move guys, thanks for wrecking my dream. I’ll add more…
A Dishonored Themed Book Nook I’ve been seeing these ‘book nook’ things pop up lately. They go in between books on shelves, and they look like a little miniature world, sometimes with clever tricks to make them look like they lead off into another space larger than they are. For some reason most of them…
Recently my “publisher” tried to coerce me into making some inane videos of myself on…shudder…Tiktok. Christ. Of course I refused. If you look at any other section of this site you’ll know I’m not too interested in plastering my ugly face all over, well, anyfuckinwhere. It won’t sell any books and it’ll just mortify me.…
Nothing more to say at this point. Book’s out. Do as you will.
UPDATE July 22: After three rounds of edits, I just sent the final revised, polished draft off to my editor. Word count 109, 673. That’s all folks, The Heron Kings trilogy is FINISHED. And none too soon. I am so, so tired. Now to wait about eight months with fingers crossed… ~~~ o ~~~ This…
