Ten Terrible Reasons to Write A Novel
1. “I want to finance my retirement.”
2. “I can’t handle the rejection in a normal job.” Read More …
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Creature Profile: The Sleevak
Let’s take a closer look at the intimidating sleevak from The Adventures of Keltin Moore. Read More …
How I Feel After Completing a 25-Year-Old First Draft
It started as a childhood game of make-believe. I’d go into the forest near my family home (usually in the rain) and would make up an ongoing story for myself involving a sprawling epic of adventure and magic in worlds of my own imagination. The Read More …
Creature Profile – The Tamarrin Hound
It’s time we take a closer look at a fan favorite creature, the faithful and fearless Tamarrin hound. Physical Characteristics Each hound was long and muscular. The smallest among them was at least four feet at the shoulder, and each one sported a distinctive, feathery Read More …
The Best Book-Selling Event I’ve Ever Had
Last weekend, I went to the Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon as a vendor to sell my books and some related merchandise. This was by far my biggest event yet, with tens of thousands of attendees and hundreds of competing vendors. I did Read More …
Sample Songs from My Writing Playlist
I was recently asked by another writer in one of my online networks if there was any particular type of music that I listen to when I write. Actually, as an avid music collector for many years, I have an ever-evolving list of songs that Read More …
Reference Photos for “The Hunter’s Apprentice” Book Cover
I thought fans would be interested to see some of the reference photos that I sent to longtime Keltin Moore artist Maura Moffat as she worked on my latest book cover. This cover was particularly exciting as it would present the first “official” face reveal Read More …
Five Things I Learned While Writing The Adventures of Keltin Moore
It’s been over ten years since I first started writing my series about the adventures of a professional monster hunter. With the recent release of The Hunter’s Apprentice as the fourth installment in the series, I thought I’d take a little time to reflect on Read More …
Google Translates Into the North
Time to see how Google Translate tackles Keltin’s second adventure, Into the North. Let’s take a look at the introduction of gold-crazed Collinsworth after running it through twenty different languages… Original Collinsworth was very different from the city that Keltin remembered. The community that had Read More …
First Draft vs. Final Draft – Keltin Meets the Loopi and Jaylocke
As a fan, I love to see the early drafts of my favorite stories, games, and movies. It’s fun to see an artist’s first ideas and compare them to what would eventually be their final forms. With that in mind, I thought that I would Read More …
