It s New Book Day, my second of 2025! Today marks the release of SLAYERS OF OLD. This is a standalone contemporary fantasy, pitched as Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls. Jenny Winter is our slayer-type character, a retired Hunter of Artemis who now helps to run Second Life Books in Salem, Massachusetts, along with [ ]
Since several people have asked, I thought I d do an actual blog post talking about how the kiteships in Kitemaster actually fly. Not to spoil the ending, but the short answer is: kites + sails + magic. I think the original idea to have flying ships came along between the 2015 draft and the 2018 draft. [ ]
I know Kitemaster was showing up in the dealer s room at Balticon this past weekend, but as of today, it s officially out in the world. If you pre-ordered the e-book, it should have appeared on your device of choice. Print copies should be arriving momentarily. I ll try to keep this short and sweet. I ve spent longer [ ]
It s taken longer than I planned or expected, but I m happy to announce that the goblin trilogy has been re-released today in e-book format. Each book is revised and includes a bonus short story, and they all have new cover art from Laurent Reis. I ve got an omnibus edition in the works as well. It [ ]
Over on Patreon, I ve shared my annual writing income post for 2024. I know money stuff can be awkward, but I think it s important, too. The post is public, so please feel free to share. Wishing us all good things in 2025!
A few people have emailed asking why goblin series is no longer available to buy as e-books. The short answer is that the rights to those books have reverted from the publisher back to me, so the publisher is no longer allowed to sell them. That trilogy stayed in print for roughly 15 years, which [ ]
On Sunday, my younger daughter and I drove down to Bowling Green, Ohio so we could view Monday s solar eclipse. I was a bit nervous in the days leading up to this. The midwest isn t known for clear, sunny skies, and the weather forecast kept shifting from partly cloudy to more cloudy and back. When [ ]
If you follow me on Patreon or get my newsletter, this might be old news, you probably already know about this. But now that all the contracts have been signed, I believe I m safe to publicly announce that I have a new book deal with DAW for a contemporary fantasy novel called Slayers of Old. [ ]
With the new year comes another annual writing income post. I ve been doing these since 2007, with the goal of giving some actual numbers about how much a working writer makes in a year. (Short version: most of us are not millionaires.) It s also turned into a nice longer-term look at the ups and downs [ ]
::Dusts off the blog:: Hello, all! Long time no posts, I know. Life has been pretty busy, and I ve been cutting back on my online time. But today is the release day for my new middle-grade fantasy Amelia Sand and the Silver Queens, which means it s time to do the announcement and promotion thing. Some [ ]