After nine months away, I’ve jumped back into writing Destiny of the Daystar, book 4 of my Absolution of the Morning Star series (AMS). I paused on January 12 at 22,059 words to rewrite Koen, the prequel to the series that Grendel Press will publish in 2025, and then to work on a project theContinue reading “Destiny of the Daystar awakens!”
Category Archives: Koen
More bitter than sweet
After living with us for four months, my in-laws have returned to China. People were always shocked when I told them how long they were staying with us. Many thought me a saint. They arrived at the end of May and stayed until September 18. It is a long time, but if you’re going throughContinue reading “More bitter than sweet”
Good news and bad news
My preference is always to get the bad news first, so here it is: Koen: Quills from the Raven’s Nest has been delayed and will not be released on September 22nd as initially planned. I apologize if you were looking forward to the book. It’s a bummer for me, too. After seeing the cover onContinue reading “Good news and bad news”
The first reader
Well, my wife has started reading The Novice of Thanatos. She is always the first to delve into my worlds. I am still very much in the weeds of editing and polishing, and it would have been nice to wait a month before sharing a more complete draft, but she’s on break between semesters (gettingContinue reading “The first reader”
Dawn of the Lightbearer book trailer
I received a great response to Koen’s book trailer (found here). If you checked it out, I hope you enjoyed it, and a heartfelt thank you! It instantly became the most-watched video on my YouTube channel, which made me ambitious. So, I decided to produce one for Dawn of the Lightbearer. It came out reasonablyContinue reading “Dawn of the Lightbearer book trailer”
Check out Koen’s book trailer!
I spent the last three days putting together a book trailer for Koen, and I’m pretty proud of it. You can find it here (give it a like and leave a comment). It’s not perfect, and if I had the time and resources, I could do better, but I created this one entirely from free,Continue reading “Check out Koen’s book trailer!”
Koen available for pre-order!
Koen: Quills from the Raven’s Nest is now available for pre-order and will be released on September 22, 2024! The story is a prequel to the Absolution of the Morning Star series and explains the mysterious disappearance of Erikson Gray’s father just before Erikson was born. Although I’ve only written half of the Absolution ofContinue reading “Koen available for pre-order!”
Another step in Koen’s journey
It is never easy to admit defeat, especially in a public forum, but I promised to be transparent on this journey. After ten months of querying for Koen, I’ve exhausted all my options. Yes, I know. I said a year and there is always another agent or publishing house that opens up, but after aContinue reading “Another step in Koen’s journey”
Update- final push
It was another busy but fulfilling weekend with the in-laws. We rented a car, did some major grocery shopping, went to Newport, RI, to do the cliff walk, and spent Sunday morning walking around the historic center of Marblehead, MA. Despite the weather not being entirely on our side, it was a joyous time. TheContinue reading “Update- final push”
Busy, busy, busy
A blog post on a Tuesday—I know, it is not my typical schedule. I’ve been busy—I mean, really busy. As a higher education administrator, this is a crazy time in my day job as we close out the academic and fiscal years. Yesterday was a 13-hour day. Also, my inlaws are coming from China andContinue reading “Busy, busy, busy”
