Time for another installment of Ranks of the Rejected. This time I interviewed Josh Hrala, the editor at The Arcanist, a new flash fiction market that focuses on fantasy and science fiction. I’m always excited when a new flash fiction market appears on the… Continue Reading “Ranks of the Rejected – Josh Hrala (The Arcanist)”
Here’s another flash piece I wrote as part of a one-hour flash challenge/exercise. This time, I actually have the prompt the story was written for (I was the one who posted it in this case). (Exciting, huh?) This story, “Madcap,” is part of a… Continue Reading “One-Hour Flash – Madcap”
Here’s another flash fiction story I wrote as part of a one-hour contest. This dark urban fantasy tale is called “Killing the Dead,” and like the story from last week, “The Writing on the Wall,” it has lingered on my hard drive for quite… Continue Reading “One-Hour Flash – Killing the Dead”
As some of you know, my current published works reside in two very different camps. First, there’s the work I do for Privateer Press, which includes two novels, a handful of novellas, and a whole bunch of short stories. All that fiction is set… Continue Reading “Which Work Do You Read? – A Poll”
If you’ve been following this blog over that last 30 weeks or so, you’ve seen me document the process of writing, revising, and editing my novel Acts of War: Aftershock. Well, today, all that work comes to fruition. Acts of War: Aftershock is now… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock Now Available”
The release date for Acts of War: Aftershock is right around the corner, and here’s one more excerpt to whet your appetite before the book drops on July 12th. This time, we’re going to focus on one of the primary antagonists for the novel,… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Excerpt #3”
We are rapidly closing in on the release date for Acts of War: Aftershock, and this week, Mike Ryan, publications director for Privateer Press, interviewed me about writing the book. So, here’s Mike’s interview questions and my answers. MR: How do you feel the relationship… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Interview”
Here we are in week twenty-three, and Acts of War: Aftershock is in editing and will soon be heading off to the printer. At this point, beyond a bit of promotion, my work on the book is done. So, like I said last week,… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Dramatis Personae Part I”
A few years ago, I wrote a novelette called “On a Black Tide” for Privateer Press, which was included in an anthology of novelettes called Rites of Passage. Privateer Press has given me permission to post an excerpt from “On a Black Tide” and… Continue Reading ““On a Black Tide” Excerpt & Free eBook!”
Twenty-one weeks into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock, and we have completed a very important step. Progress: The first and certainly the most extensive round of revisions on the novel is done. After adding a lot of new material and rewriting a… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 21 Update”