Thursday, June 30, 2016
Worldweavers: Gift of the Unmage is now a full-length Audiobook!
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Hoofbeats: Flying with Magical Horses is Available for Preorder!
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Beer 2 Launches Soon!
Monday, June 27, 2016
Visiting Times Past: Guest Blog Post by David Lee Summers
My research for the novel started with a book about the
history of the samurai. It was a great
book full of illustrations and information about living conditions, armor, and
fighting techniques. The problem was
that there were samurai from the thirteenth century through the second half of
the nineteenth. Even a very in-depth
book such as the one I had could only devote a few pages of each section to the
period I was interested in. So, I asked
my brother who had traveled in Japan if he had any books to recommend. He introduced me to Lafcadio Hearn.
Born in Greece to an Irish father and Greek mother, Hearn
immigrated to the United States in 1869 where he became a newspaper
reporter. After spending several years
in New Orleans, where he wrote about Louisiana’s Creole and Voodoo cultures, he
immigrated to Japan and changed his name to Koizumi Yakumo. He wrote several books of essays about Japan
including Gleanings in Buddha-Fields,
which I found particularly useful.
Through Hearn, I got to see Japan through the eyes of a westerner at
roughly the period I was interested in.
Rather than be presented with cold facts, I got to travel with Hearn as
he visited a Shinto shrine, admired Japanese art, and listened to children in
the streets singing songs.
When doing research, it’s important not just to look up
facts, but where possible, to read accounts from people who have had experiences
similar to what you describe. If you’re
writing about space travel, read accounts from astronauts about their
experiences. If you’re writing about
gunfighters in the old west, you can read books such as Pat Garrett’s The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid. Some historians might debate Garrett’s
“facts” but the book does give you the Old West experience through the eyes of
someone who lived it. The further back
in time you go, the more challenging it might be to find those kinds of
accounts, but even a little snippet can help you gain insight to what was
important to people living at that time and place.
The fourth novel in my Clockwork Legion series will have
scenes set in New Orleans. I’ve been
fortunate enough to spend some time in the Crescent City, but you can bet I’ll
be looking to my old friend Lafcadio Hearn for his insights into what the city
was like over a century ago.
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016
Howling Dead is Now an Audiobook!
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Wolves of Valhalla is Now Available in Both Audiobook and Trade Paperback!
The summer solstice in the prophesied year of the apocalypse. Snorri Geirolfson sails home with his brother and Viking comrades after a successful raid. A sudden, unnatural storm sweeps out of the North Sea and bolts of mysterious lightning pulverize everyone aboard, except Snorri. Snorri's bad day turns to a night from hell when his shipmates awaken as brain-eating undead. Desperate, he jumps overboard to avoid becoming their main course.
Snorri swims to an island shore where he finds a Norse fortress and seeks the protection of its chieftain, Thorolf Haeglson, who has his own issues. Thorolf is a werewolf and he hates himself. Nothing like an invasion of undead to lift your sagging spirits! Can this unlikely duo, thrown together by the web of the Wyrd, defeat that which cannot be killed and save Thorolf's people from annihilation? This audiobook is available for $1.99 when you buy the eBook for just $2.99! The paperback edition is just $9.99 and comes with bonus material. Buy it HERE.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016
Redemption is Now an Audiobook through Audible!
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Embers of Heaven Now Available in Audiobook!
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Rough Magic is Now a Trade Paperback and Audiobook!
Once the proud queen of air and light, Sathyllien, works with the Los Angeles police department to solve the murders of elves and human prostitutes, the clues lead to a 5-year-old, cold-case murder - that of her daughter. But can she find the killer before a race war starts? Rough Magic is available in trade paperback for $15.95, it is available in Kindle for $2.99, and with a Kindle purchase, it is available in Audiobook for only $1.99! Buy your copies HERE at Amazon!
Friday, June 17, 2016
The Mystical Cat Now in Paperback!
Thursday, June 16, 2016
First Contact Cafe is now in Paperback!
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
New Book By MH Bonham!
The future is grim. Wars are fought between grunts and drones in the heart of cities where people walk by and don't give second glances. Those who die are eaten by zombies or drained by vampires. When one vampire finds a woman that reminds him of his long-dead wife, can he turn her to end his loneliness?
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Tails of the Pack Now Available in Paperback Edition!
Saturday, June 11, 2016
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