Hey folks, it’s time for another urban fantasy author update! Here’s what I’ve been up to… What I’m Doing As I write this I’m watching the snow fall outside my window, after a week of freezing temps in an area of the country where temperatures rarely get below the forties. For me, this is enjoyable…

I checked my calendar, and it’s time for another urban fantasy author update. Here’s what I’ve been up to lately… What I’m Reading: Fantasy RPG Rules Recently, my friend Scott—the guy who does the animation for my book trailers—asked me if I would run a D&D campaign for his son and mine. Apparently, his kid…

“‘The king died and then the queen died’ is a story. ‘The king died, and then the queen died of grief’ is a plot.” —E.M. Forster Fiction authors have been romanticized in popular culture for so long, the average person likely thinks we sit around all day waiting for inspiration, only to zip over to…

Looks like it’s time for another urban fantasy author update from yours truly. Here’s what I’m up to this month… What I’m Reading Currently I’m reading through The Morganville Vampires novels again, and I’m on Book 3, Midnight Alley. After Rachel Caine’s recent and untimely passing, I decided that the series deserved another read. Rest…

Update on Druid Master: Not much of an update this week, as all I’ve been doing is writing Druid Master and working on my bike doing book research:   View this post on Instagram   Finally got most of the mechanical issues sorted on my #triumphlegend. Finished #writing then took it out for a longer…

Hey folks, it’s time for another author update from yours truly. Here’s what I’ve been up to lately… What I’m Reading After slogging through a slush pile of recommended books (mostly from Amazon’s suggestion engine), I finally picked up Dakota Krout’s book Ritualist, the first in his popular LitRPG series. I enjoy a good LitRPG…

As a somewhat well-established novelist, I regularly receive requests for writing and publishing advice from aspiring authors. In some cases, those questions are from readers who have an idea for a novel, and they want my opinion on their concept. And in other cases, the requests are for writing tips, or for advice on how…

Dang… September snuck up on me like Click, and it’s already time for another urban fantasy author update. I have a full slate today that’s filled with writing and day job stuff, so this is going to be a very brief update. No complaints though, and for anyone out there who is struggling with joblessness,…

(Update 01/2023: Long after I wrote this post, I discovered that the book in question, mentioned below, contains quite a few “convenient” similarities to my Colin McCool series. Despite how my fellow author described the story to me over the phone, after I thumbed through the novel it became clear that the person who wrote…

In case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the book trailer for Druid Arcane… If you want to learn more about the eleventh installment in the Colin McCool urban fantasy series, click here.