Category: Reading
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Wrath of the Ice Dragon and 20 Free Books

The best sledding of my life didn’t happen on a hill. Or even on a sled. And I tell that story over at Eileen Wiedbrauk’s website as part of Rhonda Parrish’s Giftmas Blog Tour. So go now for a fun little story about my childhood. And while you’re there, be sure to enter for a…
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Book Birthday: THROUGH THE NARROWS is Available Today!
Through the Narrows, the new historical adventure in the Tomahawk and Saber series set during the French and Indian War, is available in ebook from Amazon today! This is the second book in the tales that began with Language of the Bear, and some early readers have told us that they enjoyed this one even more than the first.…
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Giveaway: A Free, Signed Copy of Language of the Bear
We just submitted our final files for printing the paperbacks of LOTB, and what better way to celebrate than to give one away? Thank you to everyone who entered our Goodreads giveaway and added Language of the Bear as to-be-read. If you didn’t win one of the copies, I’ve got one more autographed copy to give…
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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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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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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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Thanks for the Books, Mom and Dad
I don’t remember the specifics of the summer (summers?) when my mom took me to the library for the reading program. It was for one of those things where a kid reads some books and earns points or toys or something to encourage reading. I didn’t need the encouragement, but I enjoyed it regardless. Our…
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Tasting Outside Your Genre—of Books and Burgers
Every writer knows they’re supposed to read books from different areas of the bookstore. Wait, no. Every reader knows that, too, or at least has heard the recommendation to read widely. The advice goes something like this: “You write sci-fi/mystery/romance/YA/whatever? Read everything, old and new, in your genre. Then read lots of stuff in other genres.”…