An Update As some of you have heard, The Bellringer in epub-format is already on its way to some stores outside of the United States. This was not my intention, and, to say the least, I was surprised to learn about it. And I was quite baffled, too, since I … Read more…
Although The Year of the Red Door is a work of fantasy, my approach has been to treat it more as a work of historical fiction. So, with many exceptions, I’ve tried to keep things within the realm of the plausible. As readers will see, the world of The Year … Read more…
Sometimes, delays can be a plane in the ash. Things are slowly getting back on track with TYOTRD after a long hiatus. Here’s where things stand, where they are going, and a few of the challenges immediately ahead. ♦ Line-editing is ongoing. I’ve received the edits for The Bellringer and … Read more…
About the Publishing Schedule for The Year of the Red Door Some of you may have noticed that the release date for The Bellringer as well as for the subsequent installments of The Year of the Red Door keeps getting pushed back. You may have also noticed that my blog … Read more…
I’m lucky to know how to program. Years ago, I taught myself how write computer programs that would streamline some tasks in my workplace. Using the basic skills and lessons from that, I continued learning and applying programming to everything from sorting data, to mining data, to building online applications … Read more…
Time is the exasperating enemy of all writers. It’s hard to find, and when you do find it, there isn’t enough of it, and you are hardly ever in an ideal setting free of distractions or interruptions. But that’s the nature of the beast. I’ve posted about some aspects … Read more…
Although I have had many jobs during the course of my working life, I have never really had a long commute. Not, at least, in terms of miles from home to work. The farthest I ever had to go was five or six miles. In terms of time, especially when … Read more…
“I am told there are people who do not care for maps, and I find it hard to believe.” –Robert Louis Stevenson Soon after beginning The Year of the Red Door, I realized that I needed to make some maps. At first, crudely sketched maps of places in relation … Read more…
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” I know it’s a cliche, but the most wonderful things sometimes do come in the smallest packages. One … Read more…
Some of the most frequent questions that I get concerning The Year of the Red Door are about how to pronounce certain words, particularly names of characters. “However you’d like to,” is how I usually answer. Frowns typically ensue. So how do I pronounce these names? I’ll just go … Read more…
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