THE MAGTONE SAGA is my latest release--a picaresque fantasy novel. So what exactly is a "picaresque" novel? Well, it's a particular kind of novel about a "rough" or "dishonest" hero" who is nevertheless appealing, and this hero's story is told in an "episodic" style--meaning a series of related episodes. The best examples of well-known picaresque novels are probably Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes (1605), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1884), Gulliver

Art by Albert Rodriguez LOVECRAFT'S DARK DREAMLANDS is a new anthology from PS Publishing edited by Darrell Schweitzer. The Dreamlands is one of H.P. Lovecraft's most enduring and beloved creations. It's where his mastery of cosmic horror intersected with the dream-like fantasy of Lord Dunsany. Dunsany was a major influence on Lovecraft, who wrote an entire cycle of tales about the phantasmagorical Dreamlands. These tales feature HPL's most poetic and lyrical prose, and he w

It occurs to me that I don't really blog enough. So, I'm writing this piece about the stuff that's really turning me on lately--a post about What I'm Digging in the realm of comics, shows, music, and movies. I recently saw Martin Scorsese's classic film AFTER HOURS from 1985. It's a fantastic departure from Marty's usual ganger-flick genre, and I can't believe I never saw it before now. A young Griffin Dunne stars as "regular guy" Paul Hackett, an NYC office worker who gets m

The latest book in the Scaleborn Saga, MAGNIFICENT EXILES , is now on sale in eBook form, and the paperback will follow on February 11. EXILES marks the fourth book in the series, but these books can be read in any order. Of course, I recommend starting from book one, IMMACULATE SCOUNDRELS , in order to get a view of the bigger picture and various connections between characters. However, you don't have to do that. I wrote this series with an eye toward making every single bo

Art by Anton Pieck Here we go into the last phase of 2025! Time for some blog-ulation and a look ahead. The fourth Scaleborn book, MAGNIFICENT EXILES , is finished and currently in the copy-editing stage. I recently started working with the mighty Brian LeBlanc on the cover painting. I expect another masterpiece. My goal is to get this book on sale by the end of January. Flying Wizard Press began with the Scaleborn series, and it's going full steam ahead for 2026 and beyon

"So you... thought you... might like to... go to the show..." Pink Floyd's legendary 1982 film THE WALL has always been my favorite film,...

Cover art and design by Dan Sauer Time for my yearly entry into the BlogOSphere. I usually don't blog at all unless I have some cool...

Art by Juan Gimenez Yes, it's been quite a while since I've updated Ye Olde Blog, but I've been busy writing a new novel and several new...

I wrote two new stories set in the land of Carsonne, a distant empire mentioned in the Scaleborn novels. First, "Gravediggers of...

On March 5, IMMACULATE SCOUNDRELS arrives in both Paperback and Kindle. You can pre-order the Kindle version right now, but not the...

Wow--so much to talk about! Let's see... I'll save the biggest news for last. FIRST: THE REVELATIONS OF ZANG is here! The book went on...

"It was 20 years ago today..." Well, not today exactly. However... Back in 2003 I wrote the story that would become my first professional...

I think it's time to write short stories again.

The time has come...the time for horror. I am thrilled to be working with Dan Sauer and Jackanapes Press to release my first-ever...

"The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens." -- Rainer Maria Rilke As we run out...

First off, let me say I've been a Tolkien fan since 1977, not long after I first learned to read. THE HOBBIT and LORD OF THE RINGS were...

Moving Beyond the "Sword-and-Sorcery" Argument One of the frustrations when you write fantasy fiction is that people, publishers, and...

I'm ba-a-a-a-ack... It's been a few months since my previous author site went down, so this is my attempt to reclaim my little plot of...