I finished my first standalone contemporary fantasy novel in (mumble mumble) years, and I’m very excited about it. The book, Strange Sights, takes place at the winter solstice. We’ll officially release the book in August, but you can get your copy now, by going to the Strange Sights Kickstarter. You will also get two fantasy short […]
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Strong women. Powerful space opera. Robert T. Jeschonek curated a great Storybundle featuring 15 authors, focusing on heroic women and science fiction adventure. This one is so much fun! It includes three of my longer sf pieces, none of which are part of a series. They are: Chosen as one of the best novelettes of […]
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When Devon discovers Rachel Long’s music for the first time, it changes him. Her music inspires people. It draws crowds to her, no matter where she performs. But it draws something else, as well. A longing. A compulsion. A need. And for Devon, Rachel’s music creates an inevitability that he can’t escape, no matter how […]
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Well, after a big Recommended Reading List in July, I have a small one in August. I read a lot, but very little impressed me. I read three novellas by a favorite author, only available on Kindle (blech), and quit before getting to the others he’d published. He’s traditionally published and did these exclusive with […]
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Maybe the title of this fantasy collection, one of four collections available in the Seavy County Kickstarter, describes Seavy County the best. Seavy County is an imaginary part of the Oregon Coast. It’s full of magic and horror and crime and romance and yes, music. The Kickstarter ends at 7 p.m. Pacific Time tonight, so […]
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I have written so many Seavy County stories that sometimes I forget which books and stories were set there. I’ve worked on this Seavy County Kickstarter all summer long, and it wasn’t until two weeks ago that I realized my romance novel, The Death of Davy Moss, is a Seavy County story. We added it to the […]
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For the past three days, I’ve discussed the books in the Seavy County Kickstarter. I’ve only shown you dark fantasy novels, and I teased you with the possibility of other genres. Well, here are two of them. Visitations features the science fiction of Seavy County. It leans heavily into aliens, some of them quite amusing. […]
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There is a place called The Devil’s Churn on a part of the Oregon Coast we can all drive to. Is it the entrance into Seavy County, the imaginary magical part of the Oregon Coast? Maybe…. The Devil’s Churn novel features the actual Devil’s Churn and some great mysterious doings. It’s available as part of […]
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Now that you’ve had a chance to read “The Women of Whale Rock,” you have officially entered the world of FantasyLife. You haven’t read the story? Go back to the home page and scroll down. You can read the story for free. Some of the characters in “The Women of Whale Rock” appear in the novel FantasyLife. […]
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Strange things happen in Whale Rock. Lately, swarming gulls appear on the beach, too many of them, followed by a dead body pecked beyond recognition. Sheriff Dan Retsler knows the county coroner’s report—death by drowning—hides something. But what? Surely, not the magic the locals at the False Colors claim. Retsler doesn’t believe in magic…not yet, […]
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