I’ve invented a new character to use in a series of adventure yarns, his first name being Talon. He’s a mix of people like Conan, James Bond, Tarl Cabot (from the Gor series), and any movie you’ve seen with Sylvester Stallone, Read More …
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Map Making
I’ve been making a map of a continent for the past two weeks and can’t seem to stop working on it! I should be done in a few days. Before now, the only map I’ve had has been of a Read More …
Book Covers Commissioned
For The Art of World Building three-volume set, I’ve hired an artist to create all three book covers. I’ll see their first versions toward the end of January and will likely have all of them finalized in February. It’s always fun working with Read More …
Art of World Building Vol 2
I’ve been hard at work on Creating Places (The Art of World Building, Volume II) for the past two months, authoring completed chapters on drawing maps, travel on land, creating planets and creating continents. This includes a very cool template for Read More …
Art of World Building Update
I’ve done a lot of writing for The Art of World Building this past month, including completed chapters on creating monsters, gods, and world figures like heroes and villains. Each has a new template, too. I’ve also drafted much of a Read More …
World Building Interview
Another fantasy author who does world building, John Robin, interviewed me this week on his blog. Stop by and see what we talked about. You can learn more about my world building process in advance of Evermore Press publishing The Read More …
“A Kingdom of Ends” Done
I’ve completed a new short story (5500 words) and submitted it to the Writers of the Future contest this week. “A Kingdom of Ends” is about a woman who has tried to improve her life but only screwed it up, so Read More …
Book Covers
For the first time, I have some book covers available! However, I designed these myself and they are just placeholders for now. Try not to get too attached them!
Writers of the Future Contest Award #3
For the third time in a year I’ve won Honorable Mention in the quarterly Writers of the Future Contest! This time the story is “Bounty for a Heart”, which is from the The Tales of Llurien.
Lots of World Building Done
This year has seen me do a lot of world building for the fantasy setting I’ve been working on for over 25 years. This includes: Adding kingdoms and wars between them Adding cities, including some underwater for a water-dwelling species Read More …