Category: Novel

• 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

• Proofing The Wind on the Blade

  I got my proof copy of The Wind on the Blade the other day, and I’ve started reading through it. I found a few things I want to change… And I’m only half way through. Not to worry though. They are all little things, thankfully. Typos, comma placement, word choice, a few unnecessary sentences. Shouldn’t…

  Tristram Lowe

  March 5, 2022

  Novel, Progress Update, Short Stories, Writing

  amwriting, demon hunter, Japan, samurai, supernatural thriller, urban fantasy, urban fantasy books, urban fantasy series, yokai

• “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

• A Little Further

  I got some good work in on the bonus story in The Wind on the Blade today and yesterday, mostly rewriting existing stuff, so it’s hard to give a word count. But I’ve gotten through the difficult bit finally. The rest is pretty good, although one section will need a POV shift. Then I get…

  Tristram Lowe

  August 23, 2021

  Novel, Progress Update, Short Stories, Writing

  headless, short story, urban fantasy, urban fantasy books, writerslife, writing

• Words in the Snow

  I wrote about 900 words today and rewrote about 600. I also deleted probably 300. Of the newly written ones, 250 were on a new story that I woke up with in my head. It’s a piece of an epic fantasy that I started ages ago and then put aside so I could write the…

  Tristram Lowe

  August 21, 2021

  Japan, Novel, poetry, Progress Update, Short Stories, Writing

  aokigahara, headless, Japan, the ghost and the mask, urban fantasy series, word count

• An Update & Some Free Books

  Hello again. It’s been a long time, always longer than it feels. When I look at the date of my last post it’s kind of shocking. April 21st this time. Over three months. Oh, Time, how you deceive me. I’m going to give more regular updates on my writing progress and maybe life things here,…

  Tristram Lowe

  August 3, 2021

  Novel, Short Stories, update

  book, free books, free fantasy books, headless, novel, short story, update, urban fantasy, urban fantasy books, writing

• A Great Movie Series?

  I got some reviews to shout about recently. Headless got a 5-star review from Reader’s Favorite. Pikasho Deka said very nice things about it, like: “A delicious blend of murder-mystery and horror mixed with ancient Japanese folklore, Headless grabs you from the first page and refuses to let go till the end. Tristram Lowe weaves…

  Tristram Lowe

  April 21, 2021

  Novel, reviews

  5 star fantasy, reader's favorite, supernatural thriller, urban fantasy, urban fantasy book series, urban fantasy books, urban fantasy reviews

• 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

  amreading, amreadingfantasy, ebook, epic fantasy, free books, free fantasy books, high fantasy, kindle, kindle urban fantasy, scifantasy, urban fantasy, urban fantasy books