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I finished watching “The Chosen”
Monday, March 16th, 2020 @ 7:55 pm Jeff's Blog | Comments Off
Just found out that school is cancelled for the next three weeks for my kids. Maybe more. Does it feel like every day the world rattles and what was normal isn't anymore? In 1989, I was working at a retail job when the Loma Prieta earthquake struck during the middle... Read More
Cover Reveal – Grave Kingdom Book 3 (Immortal Words)
Monday, January 27th, 2020 @ 9:02 pm Jeff's Blog Novels | 1Comments
I'm thrilled to announce the cover reveal for the 3rd book in the Grave Kingdom series. It's a little weird that all 3 covers are done before the first book has hit the shelves, but...soon...I promise! This series has been an epic journey for me and one that I can't... Read More
Finding the Story Inside You
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 @ 2:57 am Jeff's Blog Novels Writing Craft | 2Comments
Not many people know the story of how I became a full-time author. It's a story about setting goals, failing, trying again, trying new things, failing again, sticking with it. It's full of twists and turns, a lot like my novels. For years I have wanted to tell the story,... Read More
Cover Reveal – Grave Kingdom Book 2 (Buried World)
Friday, September 27th, 2019 @ 8:11 pm Jeff's Blog Novels Stories | 1Comments
The cover art for the Grave Kingdom series is truly epic. Shasti O'Leary Soudant, who did my Kingfountain world, has also done this one. So even though you haven't seen the first book yet, it's time to reveal the cover for Book 2 of the series - The Buried World.... Read More
Cover Reveal – The Grave Kingdom series is coming…
Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 6:14 pm Jeff's Blog Novels | 6Comments
Creativity strikes people in many ways, but for me, it often happens when I mash-up two different ideas. By taking two very different things and combining them, something new and intriguing emerges. After working so hard to finish the Harbinger series and mashing up some of my other worlds, I... Read More
Coming soon…
Saturday, April 13th, 2019 @ 10:03 pm Jeff's Blog Writing Craft | 12Comments
Thank you for stopping by. I wanted to share some news first of all. The last short story I've written about Ankarette from the Kingfountain series will be coming out in a stand-alone Kindle version. She's one of my all-time favorite characters and a fan favorite as well. In fact,... Read More
The Power of Short Stories
Thursday, February 21st, 2019 @ 11:18 pm Jeff's Blog Writing Craft | Comments Off
You know, short stories have been on my brain recently. I invited my bud Charlie Holmberg here to blog about them a few months ago. I also finished reading, for the first time, Stephen King’s memoir “On Writing” and he had some really practical advice to new writers about starting... Read More
Cover Reveal – Harbinger Book 5 (Broken Veil)
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019 @ 3:34 pm Jeff's Blog Novels | Comments Off
This is it! The final cover art reveal for the last book in the Harbinger series. I can't wait to share the final chapters of this saga with you. It's going to be epic! Book 5 of The Harbinger Series: Broken Veil (coming June 11, 2019) Enjoy! Pre-order now:... Read More
Guest blog: Charlie N Holmberg
Friday, January 4th, 2019 @ 8:45 pm Uncategorized | Comments Off
I'm pleased to announce a guest blog today from my good friend Charlie N Holmberg. She and I taught a class together last spring at the Storymakers 2018 conference called "The Anatomy of a Short Story". She's a great presenter and we had a lot of fun delivering the class... Read More