A Struggle While Writing a SagaDear Reader,Most people post about their goals for next year right about now, but my goals remain as they always do. Reiterate them? Shenanigans, or write, publish, promote and keep the day job. Admittedly, it would be ...

The End in Sighta look back over the last two years in the dream as I look forwardDear Reader,As 2023 draws to a close, I look back at the growth of the dream since it landed on Payhip. I know how the Draoithe Saga ends just as I knew two years ago. ...

End of the Year ReportDear Reader,Is it finally December 15, 2023? Yes! I may have waited for this date longer and with more anticipation than I once waited for Christmas as a child. Grim Dark has exited the languishing purgatory I placed it in month...

Chaos and a Cackling Muse!Dear Reader,Can we start with some wild news? Draft 2 Digital invited me to publish my stories as AI audiobooks on Apple Books. If accepted, they might distribute to libraries. Y'all I'm excited, but I don't know how it work...

Happy Holidays, Here We Come!Dear Reader,As an author who still works the day job in education, I have to admit the impending holidays of Christmas and the New Year still carry the same childish expectations for me at the end of the Autumn break. I c...

Listen Up! A Few Changes!Dear Reader,I posted a few things about Haunted Echoes already, but as you can see, the cover changed. No, you aren't seeing a title change. I must come clean to you all about what happened. You won't believe it, but as I was...

The State of the Dream AddressDear Reader,As I write this post, it's the middle of November, 2023. A lot is going on behind the scenes, so I thought it might be wise to fill you in on some of it. Even though I post weekly, not everyone has time to re...

Teaser Book DescriptionDear Reader,I'm still working on the dragon research video. I'm hoping to release it over the week of Thanksgiving while my school is on Fall Break. For those reading from other parts of the world, that will be the week of Nove...

Haunted Echoes, While We WaitDear Reader,A couple of months ago, I was all fired up to release stories from the Mystic Dark miniseries. I set everything up and almost pulled the trigger. Then I thought I'd give Kindle Vella one last try.I write long ...

Halloween Easter EggsDear Reader,News from the DreamFor those of you who sometimes read the posts on Substack, this week I finally separated the two. As part of an experiment with my writing, I'll post Quest for the Valkyries to Substack as I write a...

Fade to Black or Write the Steam?Help an Author Decide.When Posting A Serialized Free Tale, Which is Best?Dear Reader,I set things up on Substack for paid subscribers, but I'm not quite ready to put out paid subscriber only content. Still, I think i...

New Author Interview with Markee BooksDear Reader,Markee Books reached out to me recently for an author interview. I agreed, and it was a lot of fun. (Yes, the same Markee Books who did my awesome first miniseries book covers.) I had a blast talking ...

Private Serials - Should Authors Create Their Own?Dear Reader,I love all the bonus extra behind-the-scenes stuff surrounding my favorite stories. I may have watched every YouTube video ever made describing every aspect of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings ...

Rapid Changes in Self PublishingRapid Changes in Self-PublishingDear Reader,As I reviewed a blog post from earlier this year, I realized a few things I posted had changed. That things in old posts no longer work as well as they did in the past wasn't...

The Weaver's Tale ConnectionThe Weaver's Tale ConnectionDear Reader,I had an epiphany when I realized the mistaken identity of Synner & Sainte. During edits for that title this week, I realized the epiphany also involved another title, which incl...