Category: Writing
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A Writer’s Christmas Wishlist – Giftmas Blog Tour
Rhonda Parrish has been here before, and she was nice enough and ambitious enough to organize and include me in her Giftmas Blog Tour. (Full explanation when you click on the above image.) The main idea is there will be at least one blog post dedicated to the theme each day in December, hosted by…
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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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“So you’re an editor? You, like, fix typos?”
If you haven’t worked with an editor (or don’t live with one to hear the end-of-the-day, get-me-the-wine stories), you might not know the work that goes into editing. Let me introduce the talented Rhonda Parrish, who’s doing some great work to make the books we all love and she graciously accepted an offer to give us a…
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The 777 Writer’s Challenge – An Excerpt from my WIP
I’ve been challenged. Mike Fuller, a fellow historical fiction writer, tagged me in the “777 Writer’s Challenge” in which I’m dared to share seven lines, beginning with the the 7th line down on the 7th page of a work-in-progress. Well, I’m not usually one to back away from challenges. So here’s an excerpt from Through the Narrows…
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Read Chapters 1 & 2 of Language of the Bear Here
Language of the Bear, a historical adventure set on the frontier of Colonial Pennsylvania is now out in ebook and paperback! People have been reading the ebook since May, and for all of you who prefer print, the paperback edition is now available at Amazon (check it out here). Within a few weeks, all other stores like…
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Potential Cover Art, Vague Updates for Tomahawk and Saber, and Other Writing
Last weekend was a storm of writing, outlining, raunchy jokes, planning, beer, and an actual, literal storm. So after doing some fun work with great friends, I thought I’d give just a quick update. Here’s what’s shakin’: Original rough-draft cover art for Language of the Bear: OK. No, it’s not. But it was a pretty funny find when…
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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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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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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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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…