A little whole ago I published some awesome anime-inspired pictures of Lissa and Alice. I've been digging into my files and here's some more Ocean of Dust art. This one is a sketch of the ship I did
Continue readingHave you read Ocean of Dust and wondered what all those strange words meant? I thought about including a glossary in the book, and might add one for a future revision. Meanwhile, for your edification,
Continue readingHappy Saturday everyone! First off, thanks to all of you for your support since starting my author “career” almost a year ago. I really appreciate your kind words, reviews, comments and spreading
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Continue readingWho thinks they can write a book blurb? I'm considering re-doing the blurb for Ocean of Dust, and it would be really fun to see what you come up with. I'll give away signed paperbacks to anyone whose snippets
Continue readingToday, on the morning of July 4th, my book had its own Independence Day. My book has been freed. What am I prattling on about? Let me step back a week. Last week I celebrated the completion of the first
Continue readingHello. Hey, it's me, in case you're wondering who this stranger is. I haven't posted for a whole month because May has been an insanely busy month. My mother came over from England for 3 weeks and we had
Continue readingI recently came across a fascinating post in The Mirror newspaper in the UK. It shows a dust storm raging across the ocean. Heh, not really an ocean of dust, but indicates how terrifying the dust storms
Continue readingSomebody recently asked me how much the final draft differs from the first. Great question! Here is a snippet of the first and final drafts: First Draft She sat up, her head held high. Alice wasn't
Continue readingAnyone want to read another excerpt from Ocean of Dust? Sure you do 🙂 Pop over to The Book Hookup and take a look. A little while ago, Celeste over at The Book Hookup did a review too. After reading
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