All About The New Druidverse Paranormal Detective Series!
I’m a sucker for a good paranormal detective series. Give me a mix of cops and monsters, mystery and action, and I am going to be down all day long for that kind of fiction. In the new Druidverse® urban fantasy law enforcement series, that’s exactly what we’re delivering. The first three books are being…
Read MoreYour New Year’s Day Pep Talk For 2023
I’d like to talk to you about critics and detractors, and to do that I need to discuss my work for a few paragraphs. Please allow me the luxury of self-involvement for these few moments, as I promise this is going somewhere. From a story perspective, Druid’s Gamble is probably one of the better books…
Read MoreDruid’s Gamble Drops Tomorrow on 12/19/2022!
My new urban fantasy novel, Druid’s Gamble, drops on Monday December 19th, 2022. Here’s a quick synopsis of the book: When Loki tasks Colin with stealing the Apple of Discord from Eris, the druid assembles a crew of misfits and thieves to stage the biggest heist in supernatural history. Viva Las Vegas, baby! So what…
Read MoreAmazon Algorithms, Online Advertising, And The Current State of Indie Publishing
I think the current state of indie publishing is, in many ways, reflected in this video essay: While Bo Burnham’s comedy both intrigues and repulses me, the kid is definitely onto something when he says that the ubiquitous need to perform has become a generation’s prison. Indie publishing is, in many ways, caught in the…
Read MoreOctober 2022 Urban Fantasy Author Update
Recent Releases I just dropped two audiobook box sets on Audible. One includes all three Crowley novels, and another includes the first six novellas and short story collections. You can check them out at the links below: The Shadow Changeling Series Box Set The Junkyard Druid Novellas Box Set What I’m Watching If you’re a…
Read MoreWriting Villains And Recognizing Unstable Personalities
When readers ask me how I learned to write believable villains, I simply shrug and say, “By meeting them in real life.” It might seem an odd thing to say, especially if you grew up in a completely normal and functioning family, but I spent a lot of time around broken people during my childhood.…
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