Category: books

• Google Maps Gold

  I was doing some research on where a certain criminal character might live in Kofu, Japan, for book three of The Ghost and the Mask series. Although I have spent time there, I don’t live in Japan, so I randomly picked a neighborhood in Google maps and dropped the little yellow man into street view.…

  Tristram Lowe

  September 2, 2022

  books, Novel, Research, Writing

  Google maps, Japan, urban fantasy, urban fantasy books, writing, writing research, yakuza

• The Wind on the Blade is here

  My book of short stories about the victims of the killer in my debut novel, Headless, is finally here. Here’s the blurb: The katana flashes in the night, its blade reflecting the fluorescent glow of the train station lights. A head rolls onto the tracks. The tales within tell the stories of five of the…

  Tristram Lowe

  August 29, 2022

  books, Free Stuff, Novel, Short Stories, Writing

  book, dad passed away, dealing with loss, Japan, loss of father, samurai, supernatural thriller, urban fantasy, urban fantasy book series, urban fantasy books, writing

• 3am, writing

  I am writing at 3am, trying to get the final story in The Wind on the Blade finished. It was an incomplete story in its first incarnation. The solution that I have been crafting, with my editor’s input, is something that is much longer and more involved than what I had originally imagined. Therefore, I…

  Tristram Lowe

  September 15, 2021

  books, Japan, Progress Update, Short Stories, Writing

  amwriting, book, Japan, short story, urban fantasy, writerslife, writing

• “Finally,” he said, unconvincingly.

  I have finally finished the rewrite of the story that has been tormenting me lately. Yes, the one about the mystery victim in Headless. It is the fourth of six stories in The Wind on the Blade, half of which are short stories and half of which are novelettes. I did not know I was…

  Tristram Lowe

  September 1, 2021

  books, Novel, Short Stories, Writing

  how long is a novelette, novelette, short story, supernatural thriller, urban fantasy books, writing

• POV of the Dead

  I feel good about today’s work on The Wind on the Blade. I only wrote a little over 500 words, but they were good words. The POV shift that my editor suggested is so spot on. I don’t know what I was thinking before. The problem is that I had shifted the POV away from…

  Tristram Lowe

  August 26, 2021

  books, Novel, Progress Update, Short Stories, Writing

  dead characters, POV, supernatural thriller, urban fantasy, urban fantasy books

• No Words Lately

  I’ve spent a lot of time in bed these past few weeks, because of my surgery (which was for a hernia repair, FYI). I was frustrated that my recovery hit some unexpected bumps in the beginning, but I am feeling much better now. I’m still not supposed to carry the kid, but sometimes it’s been…

  Tristram Lowe

  August 19, 2021

  books, Progress Update, Short Stories, Writing

  book, headless, short story, supernatural thriller, urban fantasy, urban fantasy books, writerslife, writing

• More Free Books

  No review required on these ones. Grab what you like. My book, Headless, is one of them. Click the banner.

  Tristram Lowe

  April 20, 2021

  books, Free Stuff

  free books, free fantasy books, headless, kindle urban fantasy, Tristram Lowe, urban fantasy, urban fantasy books

• Free Books to Review

  Hey there. I’ve got my books in a couple promotions this month. There are a lot of other books in there too. So, if you’re into fantasy and sci-fi books, click on the banners below. They each have a nice selection of books that are normally not free. Enjoy!

  Tristram Lowe

  March 8, 2021

  books, Free Stuff

  free books, free fantasy books, kindle urban fantasy, reviews, urban fantasy, urban fantasy books

• Over 50 Fantasy Books for Free

  Hey! And Happy New Year! Just a quick note today to offer you a bunch of FREE fantasy books, available today through February 10th, 2021. My book Headless is included in the lot. So if you haven’t read it, now’s your chance to get it for free and jump into the world of The Ghost…

  Tristram Lowe

  January 12, 2021

  books, Free Stuff, Novel

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• Headless only $0.99 through December

  Headless is my debut novel, and the first book in The Ghost and the Mask series. Through December the ebook is $0.99 and equivalent prices around the world. Here is a link for all e-reader versions: http://www.books2read.com/headless If yours isn’t there, let me know in the comments and I’ll try to add it. THE BLURB:…

  Tristram Lowe

  December 15, 2020

  books, Japan, Novel

  99 cents books, demon slayer, headless, kindle urban fantasy, urban fantasy, urban fantasy books