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  • The Fire Drake: Author Interview

    Hello my friend and welcome to this interview where I answer questions about my new book, THE FIRE DRAKE. These questions were asked by readers like you, and I’m here to answer them.

  • Deleted Scenes from The Earthspark: part 2

    In the last post, I shared three of my favorite scenes that got cut from my first novel. Today I want to share four more.

  • Out of the Vault: Deleted Scenes from The Earthspark: part 1

    During the writing process, writers delete scenes for various reasons. Today I wanted to share three of the scenes that I cut from THE EARTHSPARK manuscript, along with the reason I cut them.

  • How to Get Your Book Ideas Out of Your Head…

    Mind mapping is one of an author’s most valuable tools when planning a novel. It allows you to get every single idea that’s been floating around in your head out onto paper where you can see it with your physical eyes.

  • The Fire Drake Cover Reveal

    This book was never intended to be part of The Comstock Chronicles series. Yet, somehow this character kept getting louder and louder until he got his own book. I hope you enjoy the cover reveal and if you wish to pre-order the ebook from Amazon, you can click here. HOWEVER, if you want to get…

  • Book Review: DUNE

    This book came to me as a recommendation from one of my writing instructors. He said it was a must for studying prose and world building, so I added it to my To-Be-Read list and went on with writing. In January, it finally made it to the top of my TBR pile. I’ll admit, I…