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Spooky Season and Reflections

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 Well, the month of October has gotten away from me. I apologize that I haven't posted in almost three weeks now, October is always a busy month for me. For starters, it's when the full swing of the school year is finally getting going and we have lots of stuff at work that gets me so that by the time I get home I am exhausted and barely have time for my second job (which is also teaching). All of that is just excuses, though. It is spooky season! In light of that, I have to highlight my spooky story "Home Field Advantage" which can be found in the collected anthology The House on Dominion Street  published through Winged Hussar. I'm rather proud of it because it is a departure from my usual fantasy stories. You can buy it through Amazon  HERE Besides all of that, there is also a season of traditions coming up. The last quarter of the year is always a magical time that is steeped in the memories of the past. It is a time of reflection. In October we see the world

The Best Books That Are Part Of Bigger Universes

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 So recently I participated with a website called Shepherd.com. This site is dedicated to connecting authors with potential readers by having them outline a list of books that conforms to a themed list which the author concocts. For me, I came up with the category of "the best books that are part of bigger universes" which I found fitting because most of my works are part of a shared narrative universe! Thus it made sense for me to show anyone who was interested what I consider to be a good example of tie-in novels, or novels that take place in a bigger setting than just what is encompassed in that singular story. I really enjoy Shepherd's vision for the purpose of this site. There are hundreds of authors that have published their lists on here and I must say that I have discovered some interesting titles to add to my TBR list. I would recommend anyone who likes seeing what other people think of books, or themes, or just likes lists in general to take a look at the site a

Pride of a King Book Discussion

 Something that I have discussed with a few other authors is that often times when we have interviews we are asked a lot of the same kinds of questions, and those are generally rather generic things like "Where did you get your inspiration?" or "What struggles did you have while writing this book?" and while those are all good questions, they don't really dig into the meat of the story that you have just spent the last several months/years writing. This is why I appreciate the recent series known as "the Loremaster's Library" from the Coutner Charge podcast. These guys basically have a deep dive discussion into the ins and outs of a story, much like a book club would do, or a deeply invested college English class. They've done a few different books for the Kings of War universe of novels, and they are all fun to listen to.  Here is the episode they did on my most recent book Pride of a King . It's a fun listen and can give you some good ins