Tag: Evan Ronan
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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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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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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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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.”…
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What Does Your Book Recommendation Say About You?
If you could shove a friend into a chair and compel them to read just one book, what would it be? It’s a little like picking your favorite book of all time. But maybe not quite. This topic came up recently in a conversation with my friend Evan Ronan and I’ve been thinking about…