Category: Fantasy
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Black River Book Trailer
A book trailer for my fantasy novel Black River. Father-and-daughter made. No better way to start winter break.
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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…
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Top 5 Exotic Chinese Weapons
While my fantasy series The Hounds of the North takes place in a thinly disguised European- and African-inspired world, I have a strong background in the study of Asian martials arts. So this got me thinking. If my next series were to be written in a Chinese-influenced fantasy world, what would be the outlandish Chinese…
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Cover art: Grimdark Fantasy
This week’s cover art post focuses on grimdark from some of my favorite authors including Joe Abercrombie, Glen Cook and Mark Lawrence. First up, Lord Grimdark himself: Joe Abercrombie. One of the interesting things about Red Country is that while it is a grimdark fantasy, this one was written through the lens of a Western.…
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The Witch of the Sands Released
Folks, I am pleased to announce the release of my novella The Witch of the Sands, the first book in my grimdark fantasy series The Hounds of the North. The Witch of the Sands is available on Amazon. Summary Shield Scyldmund captured his prize: the bloody head of a desert chieftain. But despite the promise…
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Cover Art: Bran Mak Morn
This week an assortment of covers for Bran Mak Morn, the Pictish hero created by Robert E. Howard, best known for his Conan stories.
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Excerpt from The Witch of the Sands
An excerpt from the grimdark novella The Witch of the Sands published in October 2014.
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How many coppers for the head of a warlock?
When two beta readers questioned how much my band of mercenaries were getting paid to kill a warlock, I knew I had to take a step back and figure out the economic system.
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The 7 Deadly Sins of SciFi and Fantasy Writing Critique Groups
While I was recently listening to the Writing Excuses podcast on writing critique groups, a flood of memories came back to me from the various critique groups in which I have participated. With these memories of marked up manuscripts and lively exchanges, another set of memories have returned: the Seven Deadly Sins of critique groups.