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More About the Re-Issue of Mistress of the Wind

Posted on December 28, 2018 by

  Whew! It’s hard to believe that the re-release of Mistress of the Wind, the first book of my Arucadi series of fantasy novels, is now less than three weeks away.  I’m excited to begin the reissuing of my Arucadi … Continue reading →

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Book Launch Soon to Come

Posted on June 15, 2018 by

My newest novel, The Twisted Towers, an epic fantasy, will be launching soon.  I’m planning an online launch party, and all my blog followers are invited. I want to welcome those of you who have signed up recently to follow … Continue reading →

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My Newest Book Is Out and I’m Excited!

Posted on September 21, 2014 by

I have a new book out now in the Kindle edition and soon to come out as a trade paperback. Its title is A Mix of Magics, and it is the third book in the Arucadi: The Beginning series. When … Continue reading →

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The Arucadi Series, Past, Present, and (I Hope) Future

Posted on December 11, 2013 by

I’ve already written a good bit about my Arucadi series of books, but I thought today I’d do a general overview of the series: the books already published and those in the planning stages. The books haven’t been written or … Continue reading →

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One Manuscript’s Journey to Publication

Posted on October 15, 2013 by

When A School for Sorcery, my first published novel, published by Tor in 2002, did so very well, I felt that I really had it made. I’d been writing for some time and had accumulated several unpublished manuscripts, but now … Continue reading →

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Please Welcome My Guest, Gail Z. Martin

Posted on June 20, 2013 by

For the first time I have a guest on my blog. Gail Z. Martin has graciously consented to be interviewed and to post an excerpt from her latest novel. Gail Z. Martin is the author of Ice Forged in her … Continue reading →

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The Terrano Trilogy Is Complete!

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

With the recent publication of my science fiction novel Touch of Death, the third book in the Terrano Trilogy, the story of the Terrano family reaches its exciting conclusion. The first volume, Shadow of a Demon, tells the story of … Continue reading →

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One Aspect of World Building

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

#SFWApro World building is a vitally important part of writing fantasy and science fiction when those novels or short stories are set in a world other than our own. It’s important when the story is set in our world, too, … Continue reading →

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Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas?

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

#SFWApro I suppose every writer at some point (or at many points) gets asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” And, of course, there are easy answers: newspaper and magazine articles, overheard bits of conversation, photos, events in your life … Continue reading →

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Mistress of the Wind

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

#SFWApro My newest fantasy novel, Mistress of the Wind, is the true beginning of the Arucadi series, Arucadi being the name of the large continent-nation where the stories take place. My YA novels A School for Sorcery, A Perilous Power, … Continue reading →

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