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The Apocaylpse Bloodline by Michael Piers
The Apocaylpse Bloodline by Michael Piers When his teenage son is kidnapped, concerned father Chase Creighton jumps on the trail of a group of sinister religious extremists. As panic grows across the United States in response to a string of…
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The Dragon Awards Nominations
Hey, folks! I would love it if you could submit my book, Taming of the Few (by my pen name, Rowan Dillon), to the Dragoncon Awards Nominations, they’re open for two more days! https://application.dragoncon.net/dc_fan_awards_nominations.php
Cover art critique
Sometimes dragons, magical lights, and fantasy iconography aren’t the right choice. But visual drama always works. This book is simple, almost non-fiction in it’s feel. But it does spell out (literally) that it’s a novel. The simple white figurines with…
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Misfortune of Vision will return August 1!
That’s right – for the first time since March, Misfortune of Vision, book four in The Druid’s Brooch Series, will be available. I will have it as ebook on Amazon, on Kindle Unlimited, and as print at lots of venues,…
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Cover Art Critique
This is another haunting cover. I am loving this simple, evocative image. While the overall color scheme is pale, bright, it’s still obviously a dark and poignant story. The hint of handwriting in the background implies letters, correspondence, something nostalgic,…
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They’re Here….
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Cover Art Critique
This is some amazingly strong work. And while her armor isn’t quite practical, at least it’s better than a lot of ‘women’s armor’ you see in illustrations, made only for the male gaze and not actually any protective qualities. The…
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Alas, there is a thing as Too Much Garlic.
I went to San Francisco for a weekend immersion Irish language course AND to visit my best friend, Kim. Kim took me to The Stinking Rose, a garlic restaurant just on the edge of Chinatown. With the basket of bread,…
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Cover Art Critiques
This doesn’t look like your typical ‘hard science fiction’ cover, but I love it. It has that lovely limited color palette, and while the silhouettes don’t offer much detail, we don’t need much detail. We know there’s an ensemble cast,…
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Beauty
Beauty. Each and every one of us should stop to appreciate a glimpse of beauty every day. The sweet song of a bird at dawn. The dandelion struggling to grow through a crack in the sidewalk. The dew glistening on…
Book cover critique
This book cover is outside my normal area of genre, but it’s intriguing and well-crafted. I normally go for fantasy, historical fiction, or some adjacent genre, and this is cozy historical mystery. So, sort of adjacent, I suppose. The image…
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Why don’t you have children?
They all ask the questions. Do you have kids? Why don’t you have children? Don’t you want children? When are you going to settle down and have a family? What if your partner wants them? I don’t know what I’d…
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Cover Art Critiques
Simple doesn’t have to mean boring. This cover uses that famous limited color pallete and an intriguing icon symbol with appropriate fonts to create an intriguing, strong cover. Now, I think the gilt on the edge frame and the title…
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Portal to Fantasy Summer Kickoff Sale!
Portal to FantasySummer Kickoff Sale!June 1-30 Click HERE to get amazing fantasy summer reads!
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Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 