The protagonist of “Bitter Days,” my latest story set in the gritty fantasy seaport of Cosaturi, features a homeless orphan girl named Pageeda growing up in the Tween, a rough and tumble district in the city’s Lowtown area. A map and associated key for the Tween district were included in the book, and are also included here for your enjoyment.
My new fantasy novelette, BITTER DAYS, has just been published in the ebook and a deluxe trade paperback formats by Tannhauser Press, with an awe-inspiring cover by Glenn Porter. It’s a crime story and a coming of age story set in my “Thousand Kingdoms” fantasy series.
Jonelle Crosse is a “cleaner,” or trouble-shooter, for the Office of Thaumaturgical Purity. Basically, she cleans up magical messes like escaped demons, dangerous magical artifacts, etc. Find out more!
I attended, and presented a workshop at, the First Annual Hourlings Workshop Day. The event was hosted by the Hourlings Writing Group and provided a day-long curriculum on the topic of “The Craft of the Novel.”
FANTASTIC DETECTIVES, the new anthology from Donna Royston and myself, launched today. The new volume contains a Baker’s Dozen of fantasy/crime stories from an international set of authors. Includes my novelette, “Jonelle Crosse,” set in my “Thousand Kingdoms” fantasy series.
The preorder for the Fantastic Detectives ebook is now available on Amazon. The anthology is edited by David Keener and the illustrious Donna Royston, and […]
Economics is one of the tools that SF writers can use to add plausibility to their settings. In this episode, our fearless team of prognosticators will tackle the economics of one of the most common SF settings…humanity’s expansion into a solar system spanning civilization (think of The Expanse). What goods will people need…or want? How does economics affect government? Will there be space tourism? What about the trope of the grizzled Belter prospecting for fame, glory, and money in the asteroid belt…is that ever going to happen? How do we incorporate economics into our stories?
Sometimes it rains. Sometimes it pours. The Scheduling Gods have spoken…and apparently I’ll have FOUR stories appearing in anthologies in 2023. Definitely a record for me! Here are the stories…
Here’s a little World-Building Mini-Project, where a bunch of us writer types got together in a chat and designed a creature for a fantasy world. It was a fun, impromptu design session. Enjoy!
Here’s the cover reveal for my upcoming book, “Bitter Days.” It’s a crime story, set in a gritty fantasy city, featuring a young orphan girl (and her cat). The book is coming out in April, 2023.
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