Miles O'Neal

I was momentarily distracted while reading an otherwise excellent blog when I came across the following introductory clause. "The above

I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd on their first big tour, opening for the Who in Atlanta. Both bass players that night (Leon Wilkeson for LS and John En

These students all read above their grade level. The two classes had different personalities but I was prepared for that. I had a loose outl

While I am taking a break from working on novels this year, I have plans to write more books (and some shorter stories) related to The Drago

There are several documented cases of humans and faerie marrying. Contrary to popular belief, such a marriage does not automatically condemn

Up to this point we were just two normal-looking customers awaiting service, but eventually we felt we had to take action. "Keep Austin

With the first couple of books, the illustrator sent images in arbitrary aspect ratios (height/width). Some images were tall and narrow, som

This is one of my favorite images from Year of the Dragon Lord, volume I of The Dragon Lord Chronicles. It evokes some of the chaos and path

"It's a joke, son, Ah say, it's a JOKE!" (I remember hearing Foghorn Leghorn in my head, and having to argue myself out of

Ultimately it's your work, and you have to decide which suggestions to take, but make sure you understand why you accept and reject each

In a previous blog, I referenced the protection dragon relics can afford. Here is a bit more on the subject. Excerpted from Cuthbert's...

All of us have lost, tossed, sold, or given away stuff over the years that we've later wished we hadn't. When I dropped out of college...

I do most of my own research ... And I check on facts ... But we all have blind sides, and the more we invest in our work, the closer we get

I've long meant to go to a Comic Con, but always seem to find out about the close ones after the fact. I certainly didn't think my first...

You're at a vow renewal where your spouse knows the bride, but you know only your spouse and two people sitting on the bride's side. At...

My loved one's heart belongs to me, not worshiped from afar, but right here sitting close to me - I keep it in a jar. We met at...

Some authors are very stringent on how they want feedback. That's fine if all your readers are professionals, or you have an infinite po

Conventional wisdom is that authors must pare down their works. I tried, but all four books of The Dragon Lord Chronicles grew slowly....

I've read as far back as I can remember. During my teen years and most of my adult life, I read at least 2-3 books a week; during peak...

The early reader (or beta reader) process should start when the first draft is done. You want to start lining your readers up early enough t