Author: J.L. Gribble
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Guest Post: Andi Adams’ Suggested 5 Most Helpful Books on Writing
Today, author Andi Adams has stopped by to share her thoughts on some great craft books on writing. I’ve read a few of these, and I absolutely swear by the second book on her list! Don’t forget to check out Adams’ new fantasy novel, The Girl in the Glass Box, to…
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Free Short Story: “The Cannibalism Hypothesis”
Sorry I’ve been AWOL for the past few days. I crashed pretty hard after the excitement of the Steel Magic launch and needed some time to recharge. (And by recharge I mean build a new Lego set.) But I’m back with some great news! One of my favorite beta readers/critique partners…
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Interview on Geekshow Podcast
I have had a delightfully nerdy day! Finished out my 10k steps today by making my way around a local lake and achieving my slowest time ever! Usually I can do a 15-minute mile, but I didn’t even bother tracking it this time. Not because I’m sick or injured, but…
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STEEL MAGIC Launch Party
I hope that all of you who are local to the Maryland/Virginia/Washington DC area will consider joining me for the launch party for Steel Magic! Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Time: 6:30-8:30 PM Address: East City Bookshop 645 Pennsylvania Ave, Ste 100 Washington, DC 20003 This is the link…
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“Writing Group”
Every Wednesday night, or at least as many as I can manage, I meet with three friends for what we call “Writing Group.” Most of the time, we meet at an independent coffee shop in Historic Ellicott City, Maryland. The funniest part about it is that sometimes we don’t get…
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STEEL MAGIC Blog Tour, Stop 5: Whose Fault Is It, Anyway?
For the final stop on the Steel Magic blog tour, I swung by the online home of YA Dark Fantasy author Andi Adams! She asked me to talk a little bit about the origin of the Steel Empires series. Read my post, “Evolution of an Urban Fantasy Series” to learn…
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Steel Empires Fan Art!
My best friend Julia (the Kane to my Toria, as it were) regularly makes goofy comics of our friend group using ridiculous stick figures of us. Today, in honor of the release of Steel Magic, she made fan art for me! I’m sure it is the beginning of much more…
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STEEL MAGIC Release Day and Blog Tour, Stop 4: After “The End”
It’s finally book release day! The Steel Empires series now has two books, making it officially a series! I know I’ve been spamming it a lot, but here’s the link to purchase your print or ebook copy of Steel Magic, just in case you’re new to my little corner of…
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STEEL VICTORY deleted scene!
In honor of the final days of the Steel Victory 99 cent sale, I wanted to post one of the deleted scenes I have from this book. This is a Toria and Syri scene from the middle section of the novel that shows a lot of fun interaction between the…
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June Wrap-Up & July Goals
June has definitely been one of my rougher months in recent memory. The bad news is that I don’t feel like I got as far on a lot of my projects as I wish I could be. The good news is that I’m spending the long holiday weekend with my…
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STEEL MAGIC Blog Tour, Stop 1: Werecreatures Galore!
YA humor and paranormal author A.J. Culey hosted me on her blog today for the first stop on the Steel Magic blog tour. To tie in with her newest release, The Trouble with Antlers (a.k.a. Melvin’s Rampant Rack), I introduced some of the werecreatures in my Steel Empires series as new students…
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Cover Reveal: WHAT’S LEFT OF ME by Jennifer Loring
I’m pleased to announce the cover reveal today for What’s Left of Me, book 2 in the Firebird Trilogy, by Jennifer Loring! The novel will be released by Limitless Publishing, and the gorgeous artwork is from Wicked by Design. I adore the echo of the phoenix in the tattoo. ABOUT THE BOOK Recovering…
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Author Interview: A.J. Culey
Today I’m hosting YA/fantasy author A.J. Culey as part of her blog tour to celebrate the release of The Trouble With Antlers (a.k.a. Melvin’s Rampant Rack). Since I’ve spent the past year exploring the werecreatures in my own urban fantasy world, I was excited to see that other people are also writing…
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Review: “The Visitor” by J.L. Pattison
Some short stories take a lot of information and parse it down into a quick, streamlined adventure. Some take a lot of information and pack it in to the point of leaving the reader to wonder why the author didn’t just go ahead and write a novel. Unfortunately, J.L. Pattison’s…