Faith, Beating the Bad Guys, and Hope in Fiction
Proposition: All stories are, to some extent, allegory. Yes, writers often write to entertain, to divert people from mundane life, to get the stories out of their heads. Often, it is no more than that....
View ArticleVampires, and an introduction to Daniel.
Daniel Leland has been bebopping around in my head (and objects fiercely to the use of that phrase, as to bebop is thoroughly beneath his dignity) since early 2005, when I myself was bebopping around...
View ArticleIn the Shadow of the Mountains: Sneak Peek!
Still working on the formatting, etc., but for now, here’s a peek at what’s next: In the Shadow of the Mountains: Ch. 1 The sky grew dark, gestating a winter monster nourished by a cold northerly gale....
View ArticleBloody Christmas e-book Giveaway!
As any true fanged fan knows, vampires are always in season. Enter to win four paranormal sensations and put a splash of red into your holidays. Action, adventure, romance, and entirely new twists on...
View ArticleIn the Shadow of the Mountains – Most Excellent.
Goodness, so… After eight years in the works, something like five massive rewrites, countless shouted arguments with my computer monitor, endless hours of roleplaying with these characters to get their...
View ArticleProof: A Short Tale of the Undead
Just a wee little thing, available exclusively for Kindle,(Now a functional link) for the time being. It’s not actually a part of my Lost Knowledge series, but does take place in the same ‘verse. The...
View ArticleFantasy is not serious literature.
Apparently. The conversation went something like this: “Oh, you’re a writer? What do you write?” “Lots of stuff. I’ve been writing poetry for a while, and I’ve recently published two volumes of a...
View ArticleA Prescription for Delirium by Noree Cosper – Book Tour Guest Post!
Today, I have the honor of hosting a blog tour stop for Noree Cosper, author of A Prescription for Delirium, book one of the Van Helsing Organization Series. When it comes to research and history,...
View ArticleSuddenly crafty
I have suddenly and unexpectedly become crafty again. It had been almost a year since I last did anything particularly creative – other than writing, of course. Now, all of a sudden, I’m making things...
View ArticleHere it is! The Medium is out!
A little bit behind schedule, but I prefer to think of it as fashionably late. The Medium is now available digitally from Amazon (and that link will take you to the page for whatever Amazon region...
View ArticleThe Mage – Preview
As NaNoWriMo progresses, I’d like to share a snippet of The Mage, Book 3 of the Liminality series. San Antonio, Texas 1985 The teenager in the Mazda’s passenger seat kept her arms tightly folded and...
View ArticleVirtual Book Fair Booth: The Medium by M.R. Graham
I am a participant in The Virtual Book Fair. The event is live November 12-21. For more information, check out the event at https://www.facebook.com/events/927569970656592/ or just head over to The...
View ArticleA Writing Meme – 5
The Writing Meme – Part 1 The Writing Meme – Part 2 The Writing Meme – Part 3 The Writing Meme – Part 4 23. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What’s the most...
View ArticleREAL vampires don’t [insert thing here].
I’ve been doing a lot of reading and research, and I thought I’d share some of the interesting tidbits I’ve come across as I create The van Helsing Legacy (which you can read free HERE). Whenever new...
View ArticleFaith, Beating the Bad Guys, and Hope in Fiction
Proposition: All stories are, to some extent, allegory. Yes, writers often write to entertain, to divert people from mundane life, to get the stories out of their heads. Often, it is no more than that....
View ArticleTuesday Teaser
The Martyr: Liminality #4 “Right,” Kim muttered. “I guess it’s time to start playing with ghost tunnels.” (You can get a head start reading The Martyr on Patreon.)
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Dark & Hungry Graves – The Van Helsing Legacy #2 The research pile (You can get a head start reading Dark & Hungry Graves on Patreon.)
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Dark & Hungry Graves – The Van Helsing Legacy #2 Professor Sanderson stood there in my doorway, just as dead as you please. ‘Miss Stuyvesant,’ he said gravely, a bit of grave-mould falling from his...
View ArticleMonday Musings – Concerning Vampires (A Brief History)
I recently put together a series of Facebook posts on the research that’s gone into The Van Helsing Legacy and Liminality. When I stepped back and looked at them, I wound up kind of proud of the...
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