I’ve been single since about 2015, and let me tell you: dating over 40 is not an experience I would wish on anyone. Over time, I’ve noticed a steady decline in the, shall we say, quality of single men posting profiles on dating sites. Not that the average single male over 40 is a bad…Continue reading Online dating is the pits
Category: Behind the Scenes
Intentionality and World Building
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been pondering what stories I may want to write when the Sunshine Walkingstick and Vanessa Kinley, Witch PI Series are completed. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, it takes a while to build a solid story world; if I want to pick up a new series when these two are finished,…Continue reading Intentionality and World Building
Everybody Needs a Little Sunshine
This week, I started developing Vampire Alley, the sixth Sunshine Walkingstick novel, in earnest. So far, I have a strong beginning and a strong ending, but the middle part is still a bit fuzzy. It will come, eventually, hopefully sooner rather than later as this is one of the books I want to get out…Continue reading Everybody Needs a Little Sunshine
The Speed of Rune Magic
Rune magic in the Vanessa Kinley, Witch PI Series world (Crossville Supernaturals) is, naturally, based on runes used historically by the Germanic cultures of central Europe and Scandinavia. Runes alone are not enough. The magic is activated by special marks (called incantation lines or marks) drawn in certain key points along the rune. Accuracy is…Continue reading The Speed of Rune Magic
Great Audiobook Narrators
Earlier this month, I finally found a narrator for the Vanessa Kinley, Witch PI Series. The search started sometime in December, when I offered the job to Rebecca Winder, who narrated the Sunshine Walkingstick Series. Listeners continually comment on how well she rendered Sunny and her stories. I knew from past experience that a talented…Continue reading Great Audiobook Narrators
Yes, Readers Influence These Stories
My newest series kicks off in nine days with the release of Hunter, the story of how Sunshine Walkingstick became a monster hunter slash paranormal investigator. Sunny and I have been discussing this story for a while, but it wasn’t until I ran it by readers of the Facebook group that I decided to buckle…Continue reading Yes, Readers Influence These Stories
Preorder Devil’s Branch, Plus News on Its Release
Devil’s Branch, the fifth novel in the Sunshine Walkingstick Series, is now available for preorder. The official release date is 27 November 2020, which is Black Friday here in the US. I thought readers might need a good story after fighting through crowds (online or off) during early Christmas shopping. This was an interesting story…Continue reading Preorder Devil’s Branch, Plus News on Its Release
Evolving Plots: Sunny and Riley’s Relationship
Over on my personal blog, I just posted a winding overview of a plot thread related to the growing romantic relationship between Sunshine Walkingstick and her boyfriend, Riley Treadwell. As originally conceived, two related scenes in Witch Hollow (Book 4) were supposed to happen in a slightly different way. Go here to discover how those…Continue reading Evolving Plots: Sunny and Riley’s Relationship
Painter Tales
By popular demand (of four people in the Facebook group), here are some tales of panthers, also called mountain lions and cougars. For me, the tales have a distinct beginning, and that beginning is with Foxfire, specifically the issue of Foxfire Magazine that gathered tales of haunts and haints and other folktales of the southern…Continue reading Painter Tales
The Great Thing about Sunshine
A while back I discussed some of the problems I was having writing continuing stories in the Sunshine Walkingstick Series. Today, I published a new post over on my personal blog discussing some of the things I love about playing in that story world and why I’ve decided to continue writing and sharing Sunny stories.…Continue reading The Great Thing about Sunshine