For Michelle (and her London tube commute). Enjoy! New covers for Landmoor and Silverkin are also ready. See here: Landmoor: http://www.amazon.com/Landmoor-ebook/dp/B001U3YFP2/ref=sr_1_5_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373756537&sr=1-5 Silverkin: http://www.amazon.com/Silverkin-ebook/dp/B004VWXRFI/ref=sr_1_6_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373758613&sr=1-6

Some writers listen to music while writing books. I can’t really do that because it’s too distracting for me, and when I get into my “flow” writing a chapter, I can’t really hear anything outside my head anyways. But I do have an iPod and I have a favorites playlist

In 1727, Benjamin Franklin established the first Junto club for the purpose of getting people together to discuss morals, politics, philosophy, and business. They liked to swap books and share ideas. So, in the spirit of the Junto and with a respectful nod to Laura who e-mailed me with the

I’d like to give credit to my wife for coming up with the idea for this one. She made a comment recently after reading another batch of reviews that there are subtle themes that tend to repeat in the reactions of my readers. Some love the elements of faith and

I recently saw a tweet by Kate Danley, one of my colleagues at 47North, author of The Woodcutter. It went like this: “Except for the soul crushing self doubt, being a writer is grand!” That spoke to me because all authors experience that insidious soul-crushing force. I have followed several

One of the recurring themes I found in the feedback of Fireblood is that readers weren’t expecting a cliffhanger ending (from me…really…) and didn’t know that it was the first book in a series. Let me set the record straight. I tend to write books in three-part story arcs, otherwise

Today is the launch day of my new book Fireblood. It is the first book in the Whispers from Mirrowen trilogy and I’m excited to be sharing it with you. This is a new experience for me and I’ll tell you why. It is the first series I’ve written with

My dream of becoming a published author will be fulfilled with 47North’s re-launch of the Muirwood Trilogy tomorrow, January 15th, and their subsequent launch of my newest book Fireblood on Feb 5th. Some of you have been with me from the beginning. Some will start to learn this week about

My first story that was ever published was “The Wishing Lantern.” It was a project from my creative writing class at San Jose State. Jerry Hannah was our instructor. I remember getting the idea over a weekend and spending a few hours on a Saturday pulling the whole thing together,

I recently had a business trip to Malaysia. A friend of mine from work suggested that I visit the famous Snake Temple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Temple) in Penang. According to tradition, vipers and humans co-exist in the temple and do not harm each other. I’m terrified of snakes personally, but I thought it