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Through the Narrows Edits, Outlining Books 3 and 4—a Working Weekend with Evan Ronan
How many people can say they’re looking forward to working this weekend? I can. It’s not all that often that Evan Ronan and I get to hang out in person anymore, more’s the pity. Still, our friendship from years ago has made writing of the Tomahawk and Saber series pretty smooth, despite living in different…
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Win a Signed Paperback of Language of the Bear Before you Can Buy It
Language of the Bear is coming out in paperback! And to celebrate, Evan Ronan and I are giving away 5 autographed copies! To enter to win your own free, signed copy, just visit the giveaway page on Goodreads and click “Enter Giveaway” by Saturday the 20th. *Insert Arnold Schwarzennegger voice: Do it! Do it now!* BUT WAIT, THERE’S…
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Can Your Hands Speak 40 Languages?
I’m researching the French and Indian War for the third book in the Tomahawk and Saber series, and as I thought about the complications of language, I remembered some other research I’d done in the past. Plains Indian Sign Language isn’t particularly applicable to the French and Indian War (though a few of the nations involved, like…
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Need Creativity? Maybe You’re not Bored Enough
Creativity isn’t an issue just for writers, musicians, and artists—almost everyone uses creativity to solve problems, do their jobs, and just have fun with their lives. So you really need to check out this article from New Tech City titled “The Case for Boredom.” In it, the host of the program explores a little bit…
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It’s Book Release Day for Language of the Bear!
Brace yourselves, dear readers, for duels, battles, scalping, backstabbing, blackmailing, broken hearts, and general mayhem, because … Language of the Bear is available now! This is the first book in a historical fiction series written by me and Evan Ronan. We like to say it’s Lethal Weapon meets Last of the Mohicans. (You can see the full description and sample chapters on…
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Language of the Bear Cover Reveal!
The artwork is here and it’s fantastic! Many thanks to our great designer for all the effort she put into making this beauty: I could go on at length about how much I love the cover and why I think it captures the vibe and feeling of Language of the Bear. But instead, I’ll just…
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Those Boozey Revolutionaries
When you’re researching things for historical fiction, one of the key elements is understanding what people in your setting did all day. And in the American colonies, what they did was drink. Sure, they did a lot more. Like plan a revolution, write some neat aphorisms, lay the foundations for what would become a global…
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Historical Fiction Research and Chapter One for Language of the Bear
Language of the Bear is THIS close to publication! We had some back and forth with our editor for a bit, and are now finalizing edits and cover art. And because publication is so close, I want you to start reading it. I’ll be sending out the first chapter free to you lovely people on my mailing…
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A Quick Shot for You Grammar Geeks and Word Nerds
Oxford commas, splitting infinitives, impact as a verb … all topics near and dear to my heart. But I won’t expound on them much today because I’m cheek-deep in some other projects. So this is just a quick note for anyone interested in word-nerdery like me that Buzzfeed posted a photo series titled “30 Copy…
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My Book’s Coming Out Next Month! Wanna Know What it’s About?
You guys! Guess what! I have a book coming out! (You can tell I’m excited because I almost never use exclamation points.) To make a long story short, I wrote a historical adventure with my friend Evan Ronan, and after a few near misses at traditional publishing and lots of good, personal feedback, we decided…
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Nathanael Green 