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Welcome to The Summer Book Club! First up, The Queen's Gambit. The Ebook is on Amazon for $0.99, and I have a few thoughts to share as we get going.

The first three Books of Imirillia consist of The Queen's Gambit, The Ruby Prince, & The Wanderer's Mark. I had known the story was there for years, waiting, but the bulk of writing the trilogy took place while I was  the head gardener at a private mountain estate called Rivendell. (Yes, named after that Rivendell.) I worked on the books every c...

Welcome to The Summer Book Club! First up, The Queen's Gambit. The Ebook is on Amazon for $0.99, and I have a few thoughts to share as we get going.

The first three Books of Imirillia consist of The Queen's Gambit, The Ruby Prince, & The Wanderer's Mark. I had known the story was there for years, waiting, but the bulk of writing the trilogy took place while I was  the head gardener at a private mountain estate called Rivendell. (Yes, named after that Rivendell.) I worked on the books every c...

Welcome to The Summer Book Club! First up, The Queen's Gambit. The Ebook is on Amazon for $0.99, and I have a few thoughts to share as we get going.

The first three Books of Imirillia consist of The Queen's Gambit, The Ruby Prince, & The Wanderer's Mark. I had known the story was there for years, waiting, but the bulk of writing the trilogy took place while I was  the head gardener at a private mountain estate called Rivendell. (Yes, named after that Rivendell.) I worked on the books every c...

It's high summer, when the heat is sticky or abrasive, and the swirl of activity is tipping wildly to the side. We've all had holidays and parties, with maybe a few more before settling into the mellow swing of August, and then school. In other words, there's no better time for reading. Sitting down with a glass of something cool or a dish of something sweet, and turning page after page. In the spirit of such reading, I've decided to have some fun with my books! So this is how it goes...

On J...

Most of my library (I kept out the most essential 200 or so books, obviously) has been in boxes for the last 14 months. Over the last few weeks, every box has been opened and nearly every book has been placed on a shelf. Nearly. It looks like I'm going to need a few more shelves.

Needless to say, the joy has been off the charts, and my new books (you accumulate quite a few over 14 months) have been getting acquainted with my old books, and they like each other, and I feel like I want to burst....

MOST OF MY LIBRARY (I KEPT OUT THE MOST ESSENTIAL 200 OR SO BOOKS...OBVIOUSLY) HAS BEEN IN BOXES FOR THE LAST 14 MONTHS. OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, EVERY BOX HAS BEEN OPENED AND NEARLY EVERY BOOK HAS BEEN PLACED ON A SHELF. NEARLY. IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO NEED A FEW MORE SHELVES. 

NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE JOY HAS BEEN OFF THE CHARTS, AND MY NEW BOOKS (YOU ACCUMULATE QUITE A FEW OVER 14 MONTHS) HAVE BEEN GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH MY OLD BOOKS, AND THEY LIKE EACH OTHER, AND I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO BURS...

photo by Mike Labrum

"KINGS HAVE TREMBLED BEFORE ME," HE SAYS. "THE STRONGEST OF THEIR SOLDIERS HAVE RUN IN FEAR. YET YOU STAND."

(A little how it came to be...)

The writing of the Beast of Ten began on a November evening. There was a bathtub involved—as there often is—and I was asking myself a question: If I were to retell a story, which would it be? This was not intended to be a serious question. I had too many unwritten characters sitting outside the door already. But I asked it just to see...

Kings have trembled before me,” he says. “The strongest of their soldiers have run in fear. Yet you stand.

photo by Mike Labrum

The writing of the Beast of Ten began on a November evening. There was a bathtub involved—as there often is—and I was asking myself a question: If I were to retell a story, which would it be? This was not intended to be a serious question. I had too many unwritten characters sitting outside the door already. But I asked it just to see what would happen. When I t...

Drum Roll Please...

And the back is as beautiful as the front...so let's just post that, too.

Every author wants just the right cover for their book. Something they can wrap their heart around. Something beautiful. Something different. Something just right. As a reader, I adore discovering an amazing cover. I will gaze. I will stare. I will look forward to that book with gleeful anticipation. It must be said that we often do judge a book by its cover. And so I was so lucky to have artist Mi...

If you've read The Q, you might recall James Arch soliloquizing about Fall. He can't stop from paying homage to the season, a most dedicated acolyte before the alter of harvest and beguiling air and expressions of wild and complex color. Well. James Arch and I feel *VERY* fiercely about this wonderful tumble down season of Fall. Fall! 

In the Emily books, by L.M. Montgomery, the acidic yet wise Mr. Carpenter complains that too much poetry is written because of Spring. {Can there be too much?}...