Blog Book Review: Harrow the Ninth I won't mince words: Harrow the Ninth was a slog. The only reason I didn't rage quit 10 chapters in was because a good friend had prepped me that Muir had attempted something that was clever but ultimately "just didn't work." Unlike
Newsletter Your Exclusive Copy of "Project Xerxes" Get your free copy of Project Xerxes! Follow Emra Telawani in this thrilling prequel to the Lost Colonies series. Discover the rich culture of Galileo and start your adventure today.
Newsletter New Release Alert: "Enigma: Lost Colonies Book 1" The science fantasy adventure Enigma is now available. Also check out the nifty new book trailer!
Newsletter Exclusive Interview: The Intimidating Ambassador Hausen Superbloom. Enigma release date and early days. Anne interviews Ambassador Hausen. Upcoming live book events in the Bay Area.
Newsletter Space Elevators in Science Fiction Explore the different ways space elevators are employed in my book vs the game Satisfactory. Pics from Yosemite and June Lake. Lost Colonies release update. Enigma book trailer update. Books featuring atonement arcs.
Blog Enigma Cover Reveal I'm happy to share José del Nido's latest masterpiece in the sparkly new cover for Enigma! José captured the protagonist Britta Silverstar perfectly: her slight figure, the ’ware on her left arm, her jeweled hair pin, and her bedraggled business outfit after a harrowing trek through
Newsletter Great Costumes at Sac Con 2024 Busted appliances. New website. Enigma cover progress. Sac Con 2024 report and pics.
Blog Book Review: Sweep of the Heart Sweep of the Heart is a worthy addition to the Innkeeper Chronicles. Andrews continue to up the scope and stakes while keeping the story's heart around a girl and her magical inn.
Newsletter Zima Answers Your Valentine's Day Quandaries Zima gives Valentine's Day (mis)advice. Author spotlight on Steven D. Brewer. Website provider woes. Sac Comic-Con. Upcoming book trailer. An unfortunate DNF.
Blog World Building Different approaches to building your world and bringing it to life without overwhelming your reader.
Newsletter The Sleepy Starship Captain Gets Grilled Factorio. Migrated blog. Early Lost Colonies feedback. Cappa and Zima interview a very tired Commander Telawani. Early review of The Chicken Game by Linda M. Scott.
Blog Crossover Character Interview: Charon Zima and Cappa from The Z-Tech Chronicles interview Charon from Dragon Assassin Like most interviews, this one went in a completely different direction than I imagined. I'm only glad the two assassins didn't end up killing each other, although they might have if Cappa hadn'
Blog Lost Colonies Compendium A companion guide for the Lost Colonies science fantasy space opera series that will grow as the story expands. Includes a galaxy map, timeline, colony information, and additional reading.
Blog 2023 in review, 2024... 3... 2... 1... blastoff! Didn't quite hit my goals for the year, but 2024 looks to be packed. Thoughts on retirement, switching genres to sci fi, marketing experiments, and the year ahead.
Newsletter Explore the Lost Colonies Holiday plans. Armenians in spaaaace! December book sale. An in-depth look at the worlds of the Lost Colonies, including a galaxy map.
Blog Project Xerxes - Writing Wonders Aug 2023 Writing Wonders centered on Project Xerxes. Learn about Emra, Niz, planet Galileo, my philosophy on killing characters, and more.
Blog Project Xerxes Cover Reveal Cover reveal for Project Xerxes. A bit about the story and why the cover fits.
Newsletter Stunning New Sci Fi Cover - Project Xerxes The new cover for Project Xerxes is here! A delve into the cover making process. A treatise on why Britta and other protagonists in fiction must suffer.
Blog Book Review: Wool A post-apocalyptic exploration of humanity in an extended pressure cooker. While I disagreed with some of the premise and struggled with a few mechanics, I enjoyed Wool enough to recommend it.
Blog Effective Small Caps in Scrivener 3 Small caps are commonly seen in both printed and electronic books to represent signs or other messages that italics or quotes don’t quite cover, so there must be an easy, supported way to set them up in Scrivener so they export properly to PDF, ePub, and mobi formats. Right?
Newsletter First vs Third Person - A Perspective 50th birthday. WIP updates. A philosophical perspective on first vs third person perspective in fiction gleamed from video games. The worst opening sentences to books "never written" for 2023. Oh, the humanity.
Blog Book Review: Red Rising Red Rising has been recommended to me by everyone, everywhere (all at once) for so long that I must be the last sci fi lover on the planet to have read it. But in case I'm not, here's a review to convince you why you should drop everything and read it right now.
Newsletter Project Xerxes Preview and Lots of Starfield A sneak preview of the upcoming science fiction novella Project Xerxes (Lost Colonies Book 0). Starfield. Oooohhh, Starfield. SPSFC3. Food. A special auction for a special person. Red Rising, Wool, and more!