Indie Writing Life: S1E4 – Tax Season
Episode 4 of my “Indie Writing Life” series covers taxes, my progress on my current Work-In-Progress (WIP), a convention update, and a few other topics.
Indie Writing Life: S1E3 – Invisible Audacity
Another typical week in the writing trenches for me. Made progress on my WIP, did some volunteer work for Balticon, and did some “indie publishing” stuff.
Death Comes to Town Cover Image
This cover image is for my upcoming book “Death Comes to Town,” which is a Crime story (with a small touch of Horror) that takes place in a Fantasy setting. One of the key scenes is a duel fought between two highly accomplished sword-wielders on a snow-covered hill. The image was created by Glenn Porter, a highly accomplished graphic artist who does conceptual work for films and electronic games. With some authorized Photoshop modifications by me.
Ravencon 17!!!
Meet author David Keener at Ravencon 17 from April 26-28, 2024 at Virginia Crossings Hotel in Glen Allen, VA! Ravencon is a fan-run Science Fiction and Fantasy convention that was conceived by a dedicated group of fans in 2005. Their goal is to create a forum in which fans and professionals can interact and share their interests in literature, art, gaming, podcasting, costuming, science, and music.
Books That Feel Like Fantasy…but Aren’t
I suggested “Books That Feel Like Fantasy But Aren’t” as a topic for one of our podcasts for the Hourlings Podcast Project. My fellow podcast-inators looked at me like I had two heads. So, I decided to do it as a blog post instead since they clearly weren’t feeling the sheer brilliance of my idea.
Indie Writing Life: S1E2 – Bitter Revolutions
Welcome to the second Episode of “Indie Writing Life,” my sort of weekly series about what I work on each week as a writer, i.e. – somebody running a business writing and selling books.
Invisible: Cast of Characters
I often do a Cast of Characters cheat sheet for my stories. Here’s the one for my upcoming novella, “Invisible” (this is a working title, so it will probably change later). This helps me keep some of the details of my characters straight.
Indie Writing Life: S1E1 – Awesome Beginning
This is the inaugural episode of a new feature I’ve decided to call “Indie Writing Life,” which is basically a (hopefully) weekly account of the trials and tribulations of being an indie writer.
Preview: Death Comes to Town
Blacksmith Tavish Kraigdhu is enjoying a well-deserved retirement from the Salasian Third Legion in the foothills of the Cragenrath Mountains. Sanders Avarez is trying to live up to the impossible expectations of his harsh father, the richest man in the bustling mining town of Shargol.
Nothing will ever be the same for either of them when…death comes to town…
Hourlings Podcast S4E1 – 2023 In Review, 2024 Goals (23m)
S4E1 of the Hourlings Podcast Project (23 minutes) is now available on YouTube. We’re back after a lengthy hiatus to discuss how 2023 went for us all from a writing perspective. After giving all of our excuses for falling off our planned schedules for 2023, we’ll turn to the bright and shiny 2024 and prognosticate on our goals for the new year.