I am proud to announce that my flash fiction story "The Liar in the Cellar" was the 1st Runner Up in Mark Lawrence's contest. You can read the story for free on his website. For those who don't know, Mark Lawrence is a best-selling author who has recently focused on grimdark fantasy. His Broken Empire series is a favorite of fantasy readers who prefer a grittier, darker story. Flash … [Read more...]
Short Story Published in Grimdark Magazine
I'm proud to announce that my short story The King Beneath the Waves has been published in Grimdark Magazine. I am excited that my work is sharing the same pages with authors R. Scott Bakker and Luke Scull and am looking forward to reading stories from the other contributors. I'd love it if you could support the magazine and this subgenre of fantasy by buying an issue. Thanks. … [Read more...]
The Witch of the Sands: An Author’s Note
A lot of you may not know this but The Witch of the Sands, the first book in the Hounds of the North series, was actually written after Black River. In fact, I did not even start on The Witch of the Sands until two years after I began Black River and had a near final draft of the novel done. I know. It sounds crazy. Why I am doing things backwards? And it is backwards because … [Read more...]
Goodreads Giveaway: Win a Signed Copy of Black River
Want a chance to win a free signed copy of Black River, my latest novel? Then enter the Goodreads Giveaway. How a Goodreads Giveaway Works I have decided to give away a free paperback copy of my fantasy novel Black River and am using the Goodreads Giveaway program to give the greatest amount of readers a chance to win the book. In fact, I am giving away two books. So right away your … [Read more...]
Black River Book Trailer
While reading the Grim Dark group on Facebook, I saw a fun, fan-created book trailer for Mark Lawrence's Prince of Thorns. So I decided what better way to start the holiday break than by hunkering down with my 12-year old daughter and making a book trailer of our own for my most recent book, Black River. This was new to us (though she has made movies with her iPad at school for various … [Read more...]
Black River Released
Folks, I am pleased to announce the release of Black River, a full-length novel and the second book in my grimdark fantasy series The Hounds of the North. Black River begins where The Witch of the Sands left off and follows Shield Scyldmund and his aging comrades as they return to the North after a long exile. Black River is available on Amazon. Summary of Black River Shield Scyldmund has … [Read more...]
