Writing Round-up - 2017 in Review
A while back, I took stock of my writing and, like many of us small-time, independent authors do, felt chagrined I had not accomplished...


Authors reunite for fund-raising novella
Five years ago, Jeff Gerke gathered seven of his Marcher Lord Press authors for an ambitious project: to write a novella together, with...


Behind-the-Scenes - The Final Paladin
(T.J. Akers has written a cool new novel called The Final Paladin, available Nov. 16 from L2L2 Publishing. He's stopped by today for a...


How to get your books into libraries
The title’s misleading. Any author can get his or her books into a library. Simply walk through the door, offer them a free copy, and...


Realm Makers goes on the road
This summer I had the privilege of attending Realm Makers 2017 in Reno, Nevada, their fifth such conference. One of the features of this...


Behind the Scenes: Alara’s Call
(Greetings! I'm taking this opportunity to share about Alara's Call, a novel by Kristen Stieffel, who is a fellow Realm Makers attendee. ...


Empire's Rift in StoryBundle - 'til June 8
Great news - my space opera Empire's Rift, written to showcase the emerging Takamo Universe online game world, is one of 15 novels...


The Bloodheart springs to life
Back in mid-winter, I made use of a gift certificate to get some art supplies. Some of my readers may not know I sketch as a means to...


Star Wars as art
A couple weeks back, our family traveled to the distant land known as Denver to visit the Denver Art Museum. We'd planned such a trip in...

Explore Leira Blog Tour: V is for Vituain Desert
Got a special guest here today - fellow Enclave author Gillian Bronte Adams, as part of a blog tour! Check out her work and follow along...