With clues leading to the old world of Europa ahead of them, and enemies behind them, Toria and Kane cross an ocean to reach Parisii. This ancient city has changed hands multiple times over the centuries between Roman and British control, with occasional bouts of independence. Will the warrior-mages find what they're searching for in … Continue reading STEEL MAGIC: Parisii, City of Light and Darkness
Interview: C.S. Wilde, author of A COURTROOM OF ASHES
The ebook version of A Courtroom of Ashes is on sale today and tomorrow! Love. Epic battles. And a lawyer with shady morals. Santana Jones never thought she'd fall in love with a ghost, but that was before she met John Braver, the incredibly charming and incredibly dead politician on the other side of her … Continue reading Interview: C.S. Wilde, author of A COURTROOM OF ASHES
STEEL MAGIC: New Angouleme, Jewel of the British Colonies
While the events of my first novel take place in Limani, a free city-state that acts as a neutral zone between the British and Roman colonies, I've gone farther abroad in book 2 of the Steel Empires series, Steel Magic. Toria and Kane, a bonded warrior-mage pair and journeymen mercenaries just starting out, have left their … Continue reading STEEL MAGIC: New Angouleme, Jewel of the British Colonies
STEEL MAGIC cover reveal coming next Tuesday!
Next Tuesday I will be featuring the full cover for my second novel, STEEL MAGIC, along with a link where you can pre-order it! Here's another teaser image: I've created a Facebook event for the cover reveal here, where I'll be featuring odds and ends for the next few days. Please check it out and … Continue reading STEEL MAGIC cover reveal coming next Tuesday!
Guest Post on Outlining at Jester Harley’s Manuscript Page!
I met author Anne E. Johnson at Cleveland ConConction last March, and we struck up some delightful conversations in Authors Alley on such topics as indie publishing and being a female speculative fiction writer. She invited me to write a guest post for her blog, which was published this morning. You can find the direct … Continue reading Guest Post on Outlining at Jester Harley’s Manuscript Page!
STEEL TIME Research Topics
The scene-by-scene outline of Steel Time is 95% complete! I just have to work out the final conflict sequence of events, which I won't be able to do until after I complete some research. I know some authors do their research after coming up with the general idea for the book, but I'm the other … Continue reading STEEL TIME Research Topics
April Wrap-Up & May Goals
What a roller coaster of a month! April Wrap-Up: Vacation successful and new job started! I'm three weeks in and enjoying myself immensely. I'm doing a very different sort of editing, along with a bunch of other interesting projects. My small team is great, and I love the area of Baltimore that my new office … Continue reading April Wrap-Up & May Goals
Netflix Tag
Original creator: [unknown]. Stolen from: Camryn at The Writing Crafter. Some context for this tag: I enjoy visual storytelling as much as the written version. Therefore, though it comes in waves, I spend and an awful lot of time watching television as well as reading. Though my husband and I still have cable, Netflix has … Continue reading Netflix Tag
STEEL MAGIC cover reveal coming soon
The official release date for Steel Magic, book 2 of the Steel Empires series and direct sequel to Steel Victory, is July 2016! This novel features the first solo adventure of Toria and Kane, journeymen mercenaries of Limani, as they embark on a magical quest. Soon I will be hosting an official cover reveal to … Continue reading STEEL MAGIC cover reveal coming soon
March Wrap-Up & April Goals
Some highs and lows this month, for sure. See last Friday's post about the major milestones in my life I'm currently in the middle of. March Wrap-Up: Complete the scene-by-scene outline for book 4, Steel Time. It turns out that the power in the 'verse that can stop me is my own brain! I have … Continue reading March Wrap-Up & April Goals
End of an Era
Today marks the end of a journey. If you've read my Bio page, you know that I'm a medical editor for my day job. That's not going to change, but as of this morning, I can announce that I am no longer employed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) , where for the … Continue reading End of an Era
Countdown to Cleveland ConCoction!
As the Dog Star Books authors prepare to invade Cleveland ConCoction (March 11-13), our fearless leader* Matt Betts is conducting interviews so that other con attendees can get to know us ahead of time.** Go here to see my answers to some science-fiction questions*** and be sure to follow Matt's blog to learn more about the rest … Continue reading Countdown to Cleveland ConCoction!
February Wrap-Up & March Goals
Though I didn't hit any major milestones in February, I feel like I had a decently productive month. Let's see how the numbers look. February Wrap-Up: Not look at book 3. Success! I did, however, do a bunch of fun work for book 2, Steel Magic, like write the back cover text, coordinate potential pre-release … Continue reading February Wrap-Up & March Goals
Liebster Award tag
I've been tagged in another fake award chain letter thing. Whooo! This time, I was tagged by author Shannon Eichorn (blog and Twitter here) to answer more questions about things you will 100% need to know the next time I am a topic at your local trivia night. I like answering these things because I … Continue reading Liebster Award tag
THE CURIOSITY KILLERS Cover Reveal!
I had the honor of proofreading the science-fiction (time travel/steampunk/murder mystery) novel THE CURIOSITY KILLERS by fellow Dog Star Books author K.W. Taylor late last year. Hands down, it is one of the best novels I've read within the past few years, and I'm really excited for the rest of you to get to read … Continue reading THE CURIOSITY KILLERS Cover Reveal!
Final STEEL BLOOD Wrap-Up
Now that I've finally completed the first draft of book 3, tentatively titled STEEL BLOOD, I wanted to do a bit of a wrap-up on it. These questions were gleefully stolen from fellow writer Breeanna Pierce, and you can check out her final thoughts on her most recent novel here. Previous posts I've made about … Continue reading Final STEEL BLOOD Wrap-Up
January Wrap-Up & February Goals
First of all, can we just spend a moment basking in the fact that this happened yesterday? I did a bit more tweaking today, and STEEL BLOOD is currently at 79,999 words and on it's way to the beta readers! January Wrap-Up: Finish book 3: DONE! WOOT! Finish edits on prequel story 1: DONE! I'm … Continue reading January Wrap-Up & February Goals
STEEL VICTORY featured at the Blog Mansion
Johnny Worthen featured STEEL VICTORY and me over at his web site! Check out The Blog Mansion for a discussion of STEEL VICTORY and the true meaning of names here. Thanks for having me, Gregoius IV! If that's actually your name... (You can find Worthen's own books here!)
Snow Day Special: STEEL VICTORY deleted scene!
Since we had another snow day here at Casa Siamese, or Limani HQ, or STEEL EMPIRES central, or whatever I feel like calling my house today, I figured it was time for a treat to break us out of the winter doldrums. Or at least while we take a break from shoveling. (There was a … Continue reading Snow Day Special: STEEL VICTORY deleted scene!
Snow Day Odds & Ends
I hope everyone (like me) in the Mid-Atlantic is staying safe and dry during Snowzilla! I didn't actually have a snow day, but it is officially snowing out, so here are some small bits to keep entertained. STEEL VICTORY was Geek Syndicate's Elevator Pitch book today! They've included their one-sentence description of the novel along with … Continue reading Snow Day Odds & Ends