Category: My Work

Book Release – Acts of War: Flashpoint

Okay, folks, here it is: the obligatory “get my book” post. You knew it was coming, right? Don’t worry; I promise not to turn this blog into a giant advertisement . . . I mean, no more than it already is. Anyway, yes, my novel Flashpoint releases… Continue Reading “Book Release – Acts of War: Flashpoint”

June 2016 Submission Statement

June was a decent month despite the lack of acceptances, largely because the promotion of my novel Flashpoint began and kept me busy. Again, I didn’t send as many submission as I would have liked or completed as many short stories as I would… Continue Reading “June 2016 Submission Statement”

First Issue of Red Sun Magazine

My story “Paper Cut” snagged the cover of the first issue of Red Sun Magazine, and the artist, Joas Miller, pretty much nailed the picture in my head. Check it out.

New Flashpoint Cover & Lock & Load Book Signing

I’ll be saying this a lot over the next couple of weeks and months, but I wrote a book, and it’ll be available in your favorite reading format (including dead tree) on July 15th. The book is called Flashpoint, and it’s set in Privateer Press’ steam-powered fantasy… Continue Reading “New Flashpoint Cover & Lock & Load Book Signing”

May 2016 Submission Statement

May is over, and it was a good month, if not an overly productive one. I spent much of May working on the final edits of my novel Flashpoint, so there wasn’t as much time to submit short stories as I would have liked. In… Continue Reading “May 2016 Submission Statement”

An Excerpt from FLASHPOINT, My Iron Kingdoms Novel

As some of you may know, I wrote a book, and it’s going to be released upon the world in the very near future. It’s called Acts of War: Flashpoint , and it’s set in Privateer Press’s steam-powered fantasy setting of the Iron Kingdoms.… Continue Reading “An Excerpt from FLASHPOINT, My Iron Kingdoms Novel”

Read My Stuff: The Molotov Cocktail Flash Felon Results

Hey, look, it’s another of those self-aggrandizing posts where I urge you to go and read something I wrote. This time, it’s a story I placed with The Molotov Cocktail in their Flash Felon contest. I landed an honorable mention and a sixth-place finish… Continue Reading “Read My Stuff: The Molotov Cocktail Flash Felon Results”

My Meandering Path to Writerly “Fame and Fortune”

One of things people ask me on a fairly regular basis, more so lately, is how did you get started with writing and editing, and how did it end up being your “job?” Well, my career trajectory has been kind of all over the… Continue Reading “My Meandering Path to Writerly “Fame and Fortune””

April 2016 Submission Statement

April has come and gone, and it was a pretty decent month as far as the ol’ writing gig goes. I wasn’t as productive as I would have liked, and I sent out only five submissions, but since I was working on some big writing… Continue Reading “April 2016 Submission Statement”

First Shots Fired: An Author Interview at Privateer Press

My first Iron Kingdoms novel, Acts of War: Flashpoint, drops in June, and the fine folks over at Privateer Press have gone and plastered my smiling mug on their website along with an interview about the book. If you have a sec, hop on… Continue Reading “First Shots Fired: An Author Interview at Privateer Press”