Category: Outworld Trilogy

Trope Tuesday: The Vamp

Also known as the temptress or the seductress, the vamp is one of the more dangerous characters the hero meets on his journey.  A devastating beauty who is as evil as she is sexy, she uses her feminine wiles to exploit men’s flaws to her own advantage.  If the hero falls for her, he will be destroyed.… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: The Vamp

Trope Tuesday: The Trickster

After the hero crosses the threshold of adventure and finally sets out on his journey, he passes through a long phase that Campbell called “the road of trials.” This is often where the meat of the story happens, but it doesn’t fit squarely into any one trope because of all the possible directions where the… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: The Trickster

Summer recap and new goals

So back in June I made a to do list of things I wanted to accomplish this summer.  I’ve only got a week left before I go overseas again, and I’m happy to say I’m on track to finish most of them.  A couple of them (such as doing a blog tour and submitting aggressively… Continue reading Summer recap and new goals

Got a moment? Help me make my book free on Amazon.

So Star Wanderers: Outworlder (Part I) is available for free now on Kobo and Smashwords (it’s also free on a couple of other sites, but hasn’t yet updated to the new version–see Monday’s post for the explanation).  I would like to make it free on Amazon, too, but I need your help!  Here’s what I need you… Continue reading Got a moment? Help me make my book free on Amazon.

Star Wanderers: four novelettes or a novel in four parts?

So my plans to publish Star Wanderers have run into a little snag…Part II was rejected for distribution to iTunes, Sony, and other retailers, with an order to unpublish both parts and republish them as one work.  The order probably came because of this clause in the Smashwords Terms of Service: 9d. You further warrant… Continue reading Star Wanderers: four novelettes or a novel in four parts?

Star Wanderers: Part II is now published!

The next installment of Star Wanderers is now up on Amazon, Smashwords, and Xinxii!  In a couple of weeks, it should be up on Kobo, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble as well. This continues the story of Jeremiah and Noemi, a boy and a girl from completely different worlds who end up married by accident after… Continue reading Star Wanderers: Part II is now published!

When men cry, or in defense of damaged characters

I recently read an amazing blog post by Shannon Hale titled “Why boys don’t read girls (sometimes).” In it, she makes a number of excellent points about how our society stigmatizes boys who read “girlie books,” and why that’s harmful. Perhaps the most moving part of the post was at the end, where she described… Continue reading When men cry, or in defense of damaged characters

New print proof and an update on Star Wanderers

So the proof for Desert Stars came in the mail today, and it looks great! It’s available now from CreateSpace, if you want to pick up a copy.  If you’d rather buy it on Amazon, it should go live there in a few days.  And if you want to buy an autographed copy of this… Continue reading New print proof and an update on Star Wanderers