Author’s Blog

Wow!  The first full cover done for me by an artist, and IT IS AMAZING!  The image, itself, is in the section of the site covering Trials, but it's just utterly captivating to look at. Ralloonx is a real treat to work with on commissions - very kind and giving and...

I'm really hoping to give myself a birthday presents of sorts in early April - basically that two new books will be "done."  First, I have the edits back from Trials, and I'm making them as fast as I can.  I also, for a change, have a request from the editor to add...

The last month's work has been plowed into two projects, now three.  First, Beyond continues to grow and mature, having hit almost the three hundred page mark.  It's hard for me to believe that this first installment of a "post-Thurian golden age" book is nearly three...

While there hasn't been a lot of posting, there's definitely been a lot of work going on.  First, Beyond is now at two hundred sixty pages and rapidly climbing.  Second, as of last night, we have finished the final "read-through" of The Fallen.  This is where I make...

Although it's been awhile since I've posted, I've been busy.  First, I - reluctantly - had to give up on the new artist I met and went back to the one who had done the cover art on The Summit.  Boy, am I glad I did.  Not only did she turn the work around quickly, she...

I've found some of the most compelling reading in science fiction to cover situations in which long-standing characters in a series have to face their mortality, and those around them - their family, their friends, their enemies, and those who seemed indifferent -...

Honestly, quite a lot.  We're "reading" our way through Fallen in the final proofing edit before it goes out for others to see, and I've written more than 100 pages of Beyond.  That's actually turning out to be as good or better a story than I thought it would be.  On...