On this site, you will find sample chapters from my completed fantasy novels.
Why?
Because I am confident that you will enjoy them, tell your friends about them, and want to someday find the completed novel in a bookstore near you.
Yes, I know about the standard procedures: query letters, pitching at conferences and so forth. I have gotten some interest on one or the other of the projects from AAR agents and from the editor of a major publishing house, but that long-sought-after contract remains elusive.
At the last conference I attended, several speakers suggested I create an on-line presence and create some grass-roots interest, so here it is.
In the near future, you will find blog entries with my thoughts on the writing process, the care and feeding of the muse, what I have learned about the publishing industry, and tidbits of free advice guaranteed to be worth at least what you pay for them.
*Awards*
The Sword and the Kestrel-- Writers of the Future Honorable Mention
The Red Pencil-- Writers of the Future Honorable Mention
*Short Fiction Publications*
Coyote's Tune
http://www.10flashmagazine.com/10flash-fantasy/coyote%e2%80%99s-tune/
A Knight's Vow
http://www.10flashmagazine.com/10flash-fantasy/a-knights-vow/
Wolf Eyes
http://www.10flashmagazine.com/10flash-fantasy/wolf-eyes/
*Upcoming Publications*
The Beast Within
will be appearing in Gears and Levers (steampunk anthology) available in January, 2013 as an ebook from Sky Warrior Books, hopefully with a print edition to follow.
Please Do:
Read. Rec. Forward to friends and any forums or lists that you think appropriate. Link to your own websites, MySpace, Facebook. Yes, the big houses really care what you want to read. This is your chance to make a difference!
Oh, and e-mail me and tell me what you think. Knowing I have people who love these characters as I do helps me keep going.
Please Do Not:
Copy, reproduce, or post the fiction anywhere else, in all or in part. Fiction, characters, situations remain my own intellectual property and under my copyright. Yeah, I know it should go without saying, but. . .
About the Writer:
I am a graduate of Penn State University with a B.A. in English, Writing option. I have since honed my writing skills with years of critique groups, classes and workshops.
A Pennsylvania native, I have lived in the Pacific Northwest now for well over a decade, first in Portland and now in the beautiful wine country of Yamhill county, and each has colored my writing in different ways.
Favorite authors include Charles de Lint, Robin McKinley, R A MacAvoy, J K Rowling, Tad Williams, Judith Tarr and Nancy Springer. And, of course, J R R Tolkien, whose writings introduced me to the world of dream and magic at the tender age of eight. I've never been the same.
