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Deed of Empire

Deed of Empire is the first book of the big, sweeping, epic fantasy I’ve wanted to write since I read Lord of the Rings when I was nine years old. Of course, it’s me writing it, so it’s gritty and dark and populated with a great number of unpleasant people, but it’s still epic!

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Writing Deed of Empire

For anyone who likes hearing about the creative process, this is a piece on how I went about writing my latest book, Deed of Empire. If you don’t like reading about the creative process, I don’t know what to tell you — I’m going to do it anyway. When I wrote my first epic fantasy, […]

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Writers Need Your Help

I’m going to tell you a secret about writers. When they say writing is hard, they don’t mean the writing. Writing is a joy. Even when it’s hard, even when it’s frustrating, even when you stare at a blank page so long that it begins to stare back, writers love writing. They wouldn’t do it […]

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Meet Hornburri Huntfell, Dwarf

Time to meet some of the characters in Wolf in My Beard, the comedy fantasy I’m kickstarting. First up, Hornburri of Huntfell: Hornburri of Huntfell is a dwarf. And while dwarves are known to be surly, cantankerous, and generally unpleasant to be around, Hornburri is likely the surliest, most cantankerous, and least agreeable creature that […]

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Wolf in My Beard—A Not So Epic Fantasy

I’m Kickstarting a new comedy fantasy with my friend and co-author Chris Wallace. Kind of Cocaine Bear meets Lord of the Rings. Best time I’ve had writing in quite a while. It features a grumpy dwarf, a fool who doesn’t know he’s a werewolf, and a raft of easily avoidable injuries. Give it a look. […]

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Link to the SFWA Take No Prisoners StoryBundle

The SFWA Take No Prisoners Storybundle

From the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and StoryBundle.com, a storybundle with DUSTER by me in it: THE SFWA TAKE NO PRISONERS BUNDLE The SFWA Take No Prisoners Bundle – Curated by the Independent Authors Committee of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) There’s something about fantasy that never fails to thrill readers […]

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Company Men

The sequel to Bad Company. The apocalypse isn’t done. It’s just been handed over to the government. Quinn and Ellie are back in violent action as Quinn enlists her help to track down his old boss who tried to have him killed. But someone else is hunting them right back.

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Bad Company

My foray into thriller/horror novels. I love this book. Response has been great, too. If you’re looking for a page-turning, exciting, violent, funny thriller with great characters, then this is the one for you. “A riproaring combination of crime thriller, science fiction and horror that starts fast and keeps moving!” — Eleanor Arneson, winner of […]

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