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New Interview and Freshly Won Awards! Yeee-haw!

January 29th, 2013 | Books, Kamikaze Boys, Seasons Series, Something Like Winter

Curious about Something Like Autumn and Spring? I drop a few hints in a recent interview over at True Colorz, a new site that’s chock-full of gay goodness. Book reviews, author interviews, reading lists, freebies—the resources over at True Colorz are amazing and growing every day. Please check them out! Quite a few gay book...

Something Like Series

January 1st, 2013 | Books, Gay, Seasons Series, Something Like Summer, Something Like Winter

How many books does a series make? Two is a pair, three a trilogy, and four… Hm. That sounds about right. Four books is enough for a series, and just happens to be the number of seasons there are. How very convenient then for us then, because what started as a stand-alone book (that I...

End of year sale! Awards! New book news!

December 20th, 2012 | Books, Kamikaze Boys, Something Like Winter

I need your vote! But before we get to that, I’m having big ol’ sale. From now until January 2nd of next year, all my books will be priced at a meager $2.99. Why? I know this time of year can be expensive, so I hope to help folks out that way. I’m also aware...

Inspiration – Something Like Winter

December 14th, 2012 | Books, Inspiration, Something Like Winter

One thing I absolutely adore is when readers send me songs, saying “This one made me think of your book.” I used to do the same as a reader, discovering by chance a song with lyrics or vibe that suited a favorite story. I still do this as a writer, but in reverse. I’ll find...

New Release! Something Like Winter is here!

November 2nd, 2012 | Books, Something Like Winter

This is it! This is the book you’ve all been waiting for! … Actually, I suspect if you guys tied me to a bed Misery style and forced me to write a book, it would probably be about Ben and Tim’s future. That’s okay. I have my reasons for not doing so, and I hope...

Winter never looked so pretty! New cover art!

October 16th, 2012 | Books, Gay, Something Like Winter

Feast those sweet little eyes of yours on the cover art for Something Like Winter! Andreas and I put a lot of thought into this one. We wanted a cover that harkened back to Something Like Summer. One of the earliest ideas we had was to invert that cover. Since Summer’s cover is looking over...

Something Like Winter release date and FAQ

October 1st, 2012 | Books, Gay, Something Like Winter

Something Like Winter will be released on November 2nd. That’s just one month from now! To help prepare you for the occasion, I’ve prepared this spoiler free guide to everything you should know about the book before it comes out. This should tackle most of the questions I get asked, as well as a few...

Inspiration – From Darkness to Darkness

September 21st, 2012 | Books, Fantasy, Inspiration, Loka Legends

When I wrote The Cat in the Cradle way back in 1863, there wasn’t a lot of music and images that inspired me as I worked. I suppose my fascination with the color spectrum was a definite influence, and I know my lifelong love of Pier’s Anthony’s Apprentice Adept series was a definite inspiration. Aside...

From Darkness to Darkness is out!

August 29th, 2012 | Books, Fantasy, Loka Legends

What’s the opposite of a delay? Whatever it is, that’s what going on. From Darkness to Darkness is out the gate and running for the hills. There’s no stopping it now! This is my first sequel, which is sort of a weird feeling. Usually my books sink or swim on their own merits, but this...

Contest winners and a free short story!

August 27th, 2012 | Books, Fantasy, Loka Legends

A huge “thank you!” to everyone who participated in the book giveaway in the previous blog post. Andreas and I enjoyed reading everyone’s comments. Choosing a winner was too hard, so we decided to select randomly. The winners are Paul and Jordy, but I also have something nifty to give away to everyone. Today I’m...