Before 2016 is over, I’ll have a free eBook available to all newsletter subscribers. The book will be a Talon Stormbringer novella. As I’m spending this year writing five of them, I haven’t decided which it will be yet. The Read More …
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Art of World Building Covers
As you can see from the home page, all three covers for The Art of World Building have been finalized! There’s also a cover for the complete set, as seen here. Publication will start in 2017, meaning I jumped the gun Read More …
Plans for 2016
Since my plans change a lot, maybe I shouldn’t say anything, but I’ve got a solid plan right now and am well into making it a reality. In 2016, I will finish writing The Art of World Building (two volumes done Read More …
Tales of Talon Stories
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 …
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 …