For this Flashback Friday, I’m going back to February 3, 2021—to the very first time I wrote publicly about the story that would eventually become Dawn of the Lightbearer. Of course, it wasn’t called Dawn of the Lightbearer yet. Lucardia didn’t have a name. There was no Absolution of the Morning Star, no sprawling history,Continue reading “Flashback Fridays #10”
Category Archives: Monuments of Stone
Flashback Fridays #6
In this week’s look to the past, I focus on the moment I received my first novel in hand. True to the nature of my life, it had a bumpy road getting there (it was a premonition of my future struggles with Amazon), but when it finally arrived, it was something special. Finishing a bookContinue reading “Flashback Fridays #6”
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”
The life
I’m a terrible blogger, I know. My last post was almost a month ago! Gosh, time flies. Don’t worry. I’m still writing. I’m at 52,314 words for Noonday in the North, book 3 in the Absolution of the Morningstar series. I also worked some on Desert of Stone, book 2 in my Monuments of StoneContinue reading “The life”
Alice is born!
I’ve written two chapters of the Desert of Stone (book 2 of the Monuments of Stone series). It took a bit of time to get a feel for the characters (and a bit of blank staring at the screen), but things should start moving along nicely now after finishing a chapter heavy in dialogue withContinue reading “Alice is born!”
For a limited time, Island of Stone just $0.99!
In celebration of the July 4th holiday and the Island of Stone‘s new cover, starting at 11 am EST on July 4th, the e-book version of my first published work will be just $0.99 until July 7th! That’s a savings of 67%! After that, it will go up to $1.99 until July 11th and thenContinue reading “For a limited time, Island of Stone just $0.99!”
The adventures of Stone continue
As I mentioned in prior posts here and here, I’ve started to work on Desert of Stone, Book 2 of the Monuments of Stone series, and the sequel to the Island of Stone. As with most books, its writing is starting a bit slow as I get a feel for the characters and gather hintsContinue reading “The adventures of Stone continue”
Island of Stone new cover!
The Island of Stone has a new look! After much deliberation, I decided to change the cover of my first published book. The original cover will always have a place in my heart and looks great in person, but it just didn’t show well online. I created the design several years ago before the notionContinue reading “Island of Stone new cover!”
The Monuments of Stone arise!
It’s official. Fans of the Island of Stone rejoice! I started writing the Desert of Stone, Book 2 of the Monuments of Stone series last night! I only put down several pages, but just beginning a new book opens the door to the muse. The juices are flowing, and I’ll be well on my wayContinue reading “The Monuments of Stone arise!”
Marketing Campaign #1
Brace yourselves for a rant. It’s been building since my last post. I’m at the end of my first marketing campaign. Amazon posted 10,433 ads for the Island of Stone using my carefully collected keywords and fine-tuning. That is a tremendous amount of advertisement for one week, and it is undoubtedly getting the Island ofContinue reading “Marketing Campaign #1”
