THE SEA KING, the second book in my Weathermages of Mystral series, and the first in the Seasons of Summerlea trilogy, will be available October 31, 2017 from Avon Books / HarperCollins. I’ll be posting SEA KING pre-order links here as they become available. Amazon.com Pre-order SEA KING Mass Market Paperback from Amazon.com Barnes & […]

I’m thrilled to announce that I have a confirmed publication date for THE SEA KING, the 2nd in my Weathermages of Mystral series, and the first in the Seasons of Summerlea trilogy. THE SEA KING will be coming to you this November (2017) from Avon Books.  I’m so excited and so happy to finally be […]

I’m thrilled to announce, that after six years, I’ve finally had a chance to return to the Fading Lands, with a short story about Shannisorran vel Celay. 13Thirty Books asked twenty-six authors to agree to write stories based on the Tarot, with the cards determining which stories the authors would write. Each author was assigned a […]

As some of you may be aware, I have been dealing with a number of personal and health-related issues over the last year that have delayed the completion of my next book, THE SEA KING, my second Weathermages of Mystral novel. I hope to have a completed manuscript by the end of this month. I do not currently have […]

Thanks everyone who came out to participate in the Sweet Treats Holiday giveaway. The Giveaway is now over. Winners for the week were:   My winner for Day 1 is Danielle! My winner for Day 2 is Crystal Cox! My winner for Day 3 is Erica Sandman! My winner for Day 4 is Connie Prewitt! […]

To celebrate romance this Valentine’s season, digital copies of LORD OF THE FADING LANDS, the first book in the Tairen Soul series, are available now for $0.99 from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks. Get yours now while the sale’s on from:   iBooks Amazon.com BN.com   Please share the news if you have friends […]

Warfare and technology plays a role in any society and any world you will create. Whether you are writing about pre-industrial “Middle Earth” type worlds or laser-gun equipped futuristic societies in galaxies far, far away, your societies will typically have some form of technology and weaponry. How much warfare comes into play in your story […]

In our previous exercises, we created out planet, resources, peoples and societies now we need to build the engines that keep food in the belly, clothes on the back, and provide some semblance of order and leadership in our world. That brings us to government, industry, agriculture and trade.   Agriculture – Let’s start with […]

So you’ve decided some basic physical and genetic basics about your races. And you’ve decided some broad cultural and societal brushstrokes such as core values of the society (and what the society will do to protect them), where and how the members of the society live, how they interact with other cultures, what their religious […]

So, you’ve decided to build a world. The first thing you need is well, yes the world itself. The Planet. Now this may seem extreme to some writers, but for certain stories establishing the proper planet (or solar system or even galaxy) may be of vital importance to your story. The following are some examples […]