The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
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The Catmage Chronicle updates
It’s been a while since I updated this blog regarding my novels. Book three in The Catmage Chronicles will be out soon–I’m just waiting for the ebook conversion and one last proof of the print version. The cover is spectacular.
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Happy New Year, everyone!
2014 ended nicely for me. My free promotion of Darkness Rising on Amazon got over 2,000 downloads. Readers are already adding their reviews and buying book two. It’s a lovely way to end one year and begin another. An emailing … Continue reading
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Writing in the age of Zero Tolerance
You’ll want to read this post over on my writing blog, I think. The first line is “I’m pretty sure the first story I ever wrote would have gotten me arrested today.”
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Darkness Ascendant on sale now
Book two is available in Kindle edition and paperback at my CreateSpace store. There’s no Prime shipping from my e-store. The Amazon trade paperback takes a while longer to get on sale. Here’s where you can buy book two for … Continue reading
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ZOMG! Rush Limbaugh’s children’s book won an award!
Heads are blowing up all across the media spectrum because Rush Limbaugh’s won the Children’s Book Author of the Year award. And I’m having a wonderful time watching the writers and editors try to publish a positive story about a … Continue reading
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Unsettling science
Not satisfied with overmedicating children for ADHD, some scientists are now saying we should medicate children who daydream. Which means that had I been born in this modern generation, I would have been ripe for being diagnosed with this brand-new … Continue reading
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Exhaustion
I was up until four a.m. editing my novel, because I promised it to the copy editor late Sunday night. I will never promise anything late any night ever again. “Sometime” is my new time of day to submit things. … Continue reading
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Book two: Draft is done
I would jump up and down and cheer, but I’m too tired. Darkness Ascendant: Book Two of The Catmage Chronicles, is done. I just finished it a few hours ago. Look for it in paperback and ebook at the end … Continue reading
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In case you’re keeping track…
I will be finished writing book 2 tomorrow. I’ll send it to my copy editor in a week or so, and it should be out by the end of March.
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Coming down the home stretch
I’ve had some kind of annoying infection for the last couple of weeks or so, which impacted negatively on my writing ability, what with being exhausted, crabby, and stupid due to illness. That said, I got a great amount of … Continue reading
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An opt-in mailing list for readers
My book is being featured tomorrow at eBookSoda, a new readers’ site where they’ll send you ebook recommendations tailored to your personal taste with an opt-in mailing list It’s a new list started by an independent author in the U.K. … Continue reading
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Updating
I’ve had a busy weekend. Four more chapters were placed into the “finished” category. I’m also just about done typesetting a friend’s novel, which will be published in a few weeks. I’ve got someone working on the cover of book … Continue reading
The cover for book 2
Julie Dillon sent me the completed artwork. I think it’s extraordinary. I can’t wait until the book is finished. I’m only a few weeks away, I think. Here’s a sneak peek at the cover for Darkness Ascendant: Book Two of … Continue reading
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The 99 cent book sale
I put the Kindle version of Darkness Rising: Book One of the Catmage Chronicles on sale for 99 cents today and tomorrow. Tell a friend. Heck, buy it as a gift for a friend with a Kindle. Look at it … Continue reading
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Oh, right, a post
I forgot about that. I was writing today. Book two is now officially at the three-quarters mark. Expect it to be out in March. And happy new year.