So ... I did it again.Another few months, another set of car CDs, one of which is themed on word association.  I always enjoy following a chain of thought via song.Glassheart - Leona LewisNothing Broken But My Heart - Celine DionBreaking Dishes - ......

I recently read a post (linked here) that discussed the differences in realism between old school painting and modern artists - the former of whom generally worked from live models, and the latter of whom had photographs to work with.  I encourage......

Happy Father's Day!Here's to all the dads, granddads, stepdads, foster dads, potential dads, like-a-dads, and any other paternal figures I may have forgotten, including the doggie dads.When I got my first dog, Nimi (short for Nimue), my Dad was telecom......

It's been a while since I've posted any excerpts, so I thought it was about time.  This is sometimes tricky, because the further I get into writing a novel, the harder it is to find a segment that makes sense without a lot of context and/or doesn't give away...

Surely, there is no excuse for Fantasy authors in the UK. We live in an ancient country, full of mystical stone circles and haunted houses. You only have to turn a corner to see the spot where some thousand-year-old monarch had their head lopped off. Battles? Don’t come over...

I didn't post last Sunday because, on top of working, I had a lengthy meeting with two fellow harpers.  We run the Cincinnati Harpers' Robin together:  a group of traditional lever harp players who perform a few times a year, with a specialty......

Date: San-Tanaran Eve (or thereabouts) (May 20, 2017) That’s the best I can approximate dates between the Scribe’s homeworld calendar and Kyn’s. If you ask me hers is a crazy calendar. They add a day every four years to it. I ask her why they don’t use the moon...

Hey folks, I know I just announced a book release yesterday, but our Publishing Company, Shadow Alley Press, released another amazing title today: Beautiful Corpse, A Jubal Van Zandt Novel by the awesomely-talented eden Hudson. This is the follow-up title to Revenge of the Bloodslinger (with another book, Soul...

Yep, that’s right folks—it’s finally here: Release Day! You can now pick up Viridian Gate Online book 3 on Amazon. Hope you dig it! *** November, 2042 It’s been a busy month for thirty-two-year-old Jack Mitchel: Three weeks ago, he died. Two weeks ago, he founded the first Faction...

So ... that story has found a new way to bedevil me, and I haven't even started to write it yet.For those of you who follow me on Facebook, you may know the tale I'm talking about.  For anyone else, here's the two-bit summary:I have what was inten......