Year-End Thanks to Fans

  With thanks to many new fans and mailing list members, it’s been a great year! I just look at my expanding mailing list subscribers, Twitter/Facebook/Goodreads followers, and book reviewers’ praise, to realize my growing success as an author. It’s also been a big, busy writing year for me. Six major conventions, four craft fairs, two local store signings, and a weekend at the...

End of the Summer, Start of the Writing Season!

Did I just trouble anyone by declaring the end of Summer? I’m sorry. However, the boys are going back to school. I will miss them dearly, but it also means I have more time to write! (When not dodging honey-do lists.) During the Summer, we have way too much time being a family for me to keep up with my writing.   Book Projects This summer, I got a couple big accomplishments done. “The...

Locally, my Books on the Shelf at Chapter 2 Books, Hudson

I have to thank the folks at Chapter 2 Books in Hudson, Wi, for stocking copies of my books on their shelves! You can go there and purchase signed copies of “The Widow Brigade” and “Pilgrims with Blades”. Bill and Sue Rogge opened the store in 2011, and were also quick to support me with copies of the “Earthrin Stones” trilogy back then. They are still very supportive...

1st Review in for Pilgrims with Blades – 5 Star Debut!

Pilgrims with Blades (Click for a larger picture) I was overjoyed to see the first review hit Amazon for Pilgrims with Blades: Pressed into Service. 5 stars! I knew a lot of folks were impressed by it, but an author needs to see folks give a thumbs up in their public reviews. Many thanks to the reader for giving me this boost. Ok, I feel like getting in more writing right now… Link to Amazon...

Post-QuestCon Updates (Books and Gamer Streams)

Now that all the preparation and work down at Quest-Con has passed, it’s time to update fans both old and new about current projects. We’re going to cover both book projects and video game streams. Books “The Widow Brigade” proved to be the more popular seller at Quest-Con, despite the recent release of “Pilgrims with Blades: Pressed into Service.” I can’t...

Pilgrims with Blades now Available!

The first copies of Pilgrims with Blades: A01 Pressed into Service have arrived!   For those who have anxiously been waiting for that next read, I have it! The debut novel in the Pilgrims with Blades series, Pressed into Service, is now available! (I beat my October deadline!) Notice its home page has been moved to the published section. For those of you who live near me in the Twin Cities, Minnesota...

Pilgrims with Blades Release in Sight! (Sample Available)

Pilgrims with Blades: A01 Pressed into Service is on the verge of its October 2017 release! I will have copies of this book when I show up at QuestCon in Mobile, Alabama, during the Oct 20-22 event. Beyond that, I’m working to line up author release parties at a few local bookstores. (Local meaning the Twin Cities of Minnesota or western Wisconsin.) I might even have another release at a local...

Editing Crunch Before Quest-Con

In two months, (and one week), I’ll be driving down to Quest-Con in Mobile, Alabama! Even though I’ll be in cosplay a lot, helping out my guild Grievance, I also have a deadline to make. I promised I’d have “Pilgrims with Blades” finished by that time. That deadline has been on my mind all summer as I’ve worked to complete it. Oh wait, what was that quote from Douglas...

Pilgrims with Blades Cover Art

My pleasure to give everyone a big reveal today! The cover artwork of the first book in the Pilgrims with Blades series, “Pressed Into Service”, is done! Obsidian Abnormal, artist at The Ministry of Abnormality, has been working on this one for some time now. It started with individual solo posters of each protagonist. (Why did I say protagonist instead of hero? You might need to read this...

Pilgrims with Blades, 2nd book creation

Well, I just did an update about Pilgrims with Blades last week, but I have another reason to get fans excited. I talked about the premiere novella in the series, but today let’s discuss the second! After all, Pilgrims with Blades is intended to be a series. Even as the first Pilgrims with Blades is getting edited and polished, the second episode is taking shape. The name will be Grandfather’s...