Dear Editor, Ages of Aenya is ‘Naked and Afraid’ meets Homer meets Robert Heinlein, and the first in the fantasy genre to explore environmentalist themes from a true naturist’s perspective at c. 170,000 words. The back flap might go something like this: Discover a world shaped by cataclysm, with two moons and one Sea, where night... Continue Reading →
ANNOUNCING: The Princess of Aenya
After 14 years, I am ready to work on something entirely new. Although my current novel, Ages of Aenya, was started in 2006 and written from scratch, the characters and the basic outline originated from The Dark Age of Enya. As you can imagine, fourteen years is a terribly long time to wait for a... Continue Reading →
Leaving on a jet plane . . .
Unfortunately, I don't have much time to write this post. This is me in 5 minutes. Even as I type, I should be packing and making hotel reservations. Still, I can't resist leaving a few words for my fans and friends. I am going to Morocco and Greece for the summer. This will be a... Continue Reading →
Quest for the Talismans: Story Spaces
UPDATED: 10/08/2015 I'm a bit torn here. My RPG board game is immensely popular with whoever plays it. On more than one occasion people have told me, "You need to market this!" But I haven't even a clue how to market a board game and with the countless other board games already selling in comic... Continue Reading →
Quest for the Talismans: Characters!
Want to be a pirate? A ninja? A princess? How about a pirate ninja princess? It doesn't really matter. Anything you can imagine, you can be. Anything you can think of, you can do. This is what I love about tabletop gaming. You don't have to worry about developers (you are the developer!) or copyright... Continue Reading →
Quest for the Talismans: FREE to Play Tabletop RPG
_______ THE STORY SO FAR . . . Once each century, when the moons are aligned, Stachte the Dragon awakes from his lair, loosing devastation upon the land of Three Towns. Homes are burned to cinders. People are snatched and devoured by the dozens. Terror reins for a decade until the dragon is appeased and... Continue Reading →
It’s the Story, Stupid
I am starting to panic. My final day of editing is tomorrow. After that, I've promised myself I am going to give up trying to improve Ages of Aenya and start on something new. After all, there is only so much editing a writer can do before he goes bananas. At some point, you just have... Continue Reading →
Masochistic Grammar
One of the things that really What really drives me crazy is Grrr-ammar! For anyone passionate about the written word Writing can be a masochistic enterprise, especially if you suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, like I do. Every sentence you read on my blog has been read over dozens of times is carefully has to be meticulously edited before being posted I... Continue Reading →
Rejection Form Letter
Thank you very much for providing us with the chance to read your novel. We are sorry to say that at this time we don’t feel it is right for Amazing Fantasy Publications. Please be assured that your work received thorough and fair consideration. We looked for elves, dwarfs or dragons, but could find none... Continue Reading →
To Kindle or Not to Kindle
To Kindle or not to Kindle . . . ? That is the question. Whether we like it or not, technology is pushing us forward. There was a time when people invented things out of need. Fire. Burial. Clothing (unfortunately). Now it seems corporations cram new technologies down our throats every other week. Being a... Continue Reading →
The Art of Storytelling 
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