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  • A Year of Writing 2017

    As a scientist, I am deeply fond of data. I haven’t found word counts particularly represent my effort in any meaningful way, however (especially given the difficulties of calculating a word count to represent revised material), so this year I tried out a visual representation of what I worked on: These are based on ranges,…

  • Cover Reveal: Silver 5

    So you all have something to look forward to, I wanted to give you a sneak peek at the cover for the fifth (and final) Silver book: Death-Touched. Release is tentatively scheduled for spring 2018. If you’d like to get word when the preorder goes live, sign up for my mailing list, on the right!…

  • Japan Photo Album

    As is my want, when traveling to exciting locations, I’ve assembled an annotated photo album of my trip to Japan. Yes, there is a picture of Mt. Fuji. There are also many other pictures of random things that happened to interest me. Take a look here! (And be sure to scroll down for captions.)

  • Summer Sale 2017

    Since it’s time for some beach readin’, I’m having a summer sale! Wolfsbane is $1.99! It’s the 4th book in the Silver series. Religious werewolves, snarky Death. The 5th (and final) book will be out Spring 2018, so if you’re a person who likes completed series, now’s a great time to catch up! Amazon Barnes…

  • Norwescon 2017 Schedule

    Yes, it’s that time of year, I have my schedule for Norwescon (my one and only con this year). If you’d like to come see me, stop by one of these panels or the autographing session. WOLFSBANE and HOUND AND KEY will be available at the con as well! Friday Shuffling Off the Mortal Coil…

  • 2017: Year of Writing

    I just updated my appearances list for 2017, and you may notice there aren’t many (Norwescon will be my only con for the year!). There’s a reason for that: I’ve decided to make 2017 my Year of Writing. The process of self-publishing projects is always a trade-off, as you switch your brain over to production…

  • Holiday Sale 2016

    It’s that time of year, time for holiday sales! I’ll admit it, I have one too. For the next month only, the WOLFSBANE and HOUND AND KEY ebooks are both only $1.99! Treat yourself, or treat someone as a gift! I hate to use the “less than the price of a latte” line… But they’re…

  • Authorfest 10

    For any Portland-area folks looking for some good books and a chance to talk to a whole bunch of interesting authors, I part of an awesome multi-author signing going on this Sunday, November 20, at 4 pm at the Powell’s Cedar Hills Crossing store. Details here. The full list of authors you can meet and…

  • Untethered Guests

    Today I’m hosting some other authors to talk about their thoughts on a topic related to our shared anthology! Untethered Authors Speculate on the Future of Contemporary Fantasy Fiction in Light of Rapid Changes in Technology Contemporary fantasy fiction changes with the times. The Dresden Files has a very different flavor, for instance, than Dracula.…

  • Newfoundland photo album

    Less than a month from when I arrived home, and I have managed to upload and annotate all of my vacation photos in this handy album. Yeah, yeah, I know, vacation photos, but I promise that these photos, taken by an archaeologist, are provided with captions both humorous and informational!

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