Author: Rand

The May 2025 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors Summit will take place May 12th through May 16th, with a handful of sessions every day, and I promise it’ll be a top-notch event. If you’re serious about writing, publishing, and promoting your fantasy or Read More …

I am once again co-hosting the [now second] annual Fantasy and Sci-Fi Authors Summit, for five days starting May 12, 2025! We have over 20 speakers lined up on subjects ranging from world building, email marketing, book cover design, mistakes Read More …

I’ve mentioned this book longer than I want to admit, but in the past few weeks, I have finally plotted (ore re-plotted) The Screaming Moragul, the next Talon Stormbringer book. It’s the headless horsemen meets Pirates of the Caribbean, though I had Read More …

I was recently interviewed by Ryan Persimon for his show, And I Quote. We talked for an hour about how I became an author, where I get ideas from, how I go about writing books, and other cool stuff. I met Read More …

The fifth and final day of the 2024 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors Summit is now underway. Come join us.We begin with Robert Wood Anderson discussing how to add tension and surprising twists to hold our reader’s attention.Joshua Dyer then talks about mastering emotional arcs for character depth.Grab your ticket or login Read More …

Day four of the 2024 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors Summit is now rocking. Come join us.We begin with my talk with Product Manager Hank Marcacci of Publisher Rocket, a powerful tool for finding the best (and avoiding the worst) keywords for our books. This includes how to stay Read More …

Day three of the 2024 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors Summit is underway. Come join us!We’re starting off with Jennifer Hilt discussing something every fantasy and sci fi author needs to know – tropes in these genres and how to use them effectively.Then my co-host talks with yours Read More …

Fantasy & Sci-Fi Author Summit – Day Two – is under way! Today we start with Golden-May, a duo of writing coaches. I had a great talk with them about how to create evil characters that are not a caricature or cliched.Next up Read More …

My co-host, Paula Judith Johnson, and I are kicking off the 2024 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors Summit with experts including Janet Forbes of World Anvil, Damon Courtney of Book Funnel, C.R. Rowenson, and more—TODAY. This is a FREE event you can register for Read More …

One of the speakers at the Fantasy & Sci-Fi Author Summit, Savannah Gilbo, invited me onto her popular podcast about all things writing. We talked about one of my favorite subjects – creating monsters.At the end, we did a little Read More …