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Or in other words, call upon the masters when you want it done right.

Instead of writing today, I decided I would try my hand at creating a flyer for The Rose of Shanhasson.  I’m lining up a bunch of promo mailings for the print release in December, and the deadlines are ( Read more... )

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First, thank you to everyone who helped make this a great week for Dear Sir, I’m Yours!  I’m stunned and honored to see Dear Sir in the #1 bestseller slot at My Bookstore & More.  I hope you’re enjoying it!

Second, I have news.  If you were at the Drollerie Press chat last ( Read more... )

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Out of the cast of a hundred of so characters in the Shanhasson trilogy, I get the most comments about Gregar, the Shadowed Blood.  I even wrote a prequel short story from his point of view (available here as a free read), and I often joked about The Road to Shanhasson  ( Read more... )

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As much as possible, each story is independent of the others unless clearly stated otherwise (like the Shanhasson trilogy). The Keldari novellas do not have to be read in any certain order, but subtle references between them do exist. This document lists the explicit ( Read more... )

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Lots of songs inspire me for this series:

• Faith of the Heart, or Where My Heart Will Take Me (theme from Enterprise)
• Everything I Do, I Do It For You, Bryan Adams (especially in Rose)
• Kiss From A Rose by Seal
• Against All Odds by Phil Collins (especially in Rose)
• Make This Go On ( Read more... )