Tag: urban fantasy
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Word Count
A quick post here to follow up from yesterday. I’m trying to get as many words on book three of The Ghost and the Mask as I can while I’m on break from my MFA program. I’ve already got about 71k, but need another novel’s worth to finish it. I did not add anything to…
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A New Chapter
Hello. It’s been a while. I’ve been swamped but I want to share some good news. I finished another chapter on book three of The Ghost and the Mask! You may recall that I am in an MFA program, which I am loving. But I am writing something new for that (which I also love),…
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The Demons of Gratitude
Can you be grateful for demons? Of course you can! Have you read my books? Whether they give you superpowers or simply push you toward self-realization and empowerment by kicking you around the dungeons of an ancient Japanese castle, demons deserve our gratitude too. So, I’ve been sorely remiss in posting an update lately. First…
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Free Books?
Happy 2024! I wish you a fantastic year. May we all treat each other with kindness in spite of our differences. I have been giving away free ebooks to my mailing list subscribers: Headless to get you to sign up and The Wind on the Blade after you sign up. I recently wrote in my…
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Why is Book Two So Long?
I was recently asked this at an event where my books were for sale. The asker was buying Headless and looked at No Promises Large Enough, and was moved to ask the obvious question. I’ll be honest, I didn’t give a very good answer in the moment. I said something like, “I got a little…
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Words vs. Time
I wrote 745 words today on book 3 of The Ghost and the Mask. It’s not a lot, but it’s more than my daily goal, which is only 500 these days. It used to be 1000, and I hope to get back up to that, but the time just isn’t in the day right now.…
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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.…
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