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As promised, here is Crystara’s first chapter from Crystal Secrets.   Crystal Secrets: Chapter 4 Crystara dreamed of deaths and desires, of a mother she never knew and a lover she once thought she knew. Sometimes her father chased her through the hallways of the Old Temple, screaming and cursing, clutching a whisky bottle. Sometimes he […]

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Paulo heard the sound of bells tolling far away. The pealing, brassy tones were muffled by layers of stone and wood. Deep under Crystus Hill, Paulo was surprised that he could hear them at all. He took another shuffling step and ascended a marble stair in complete darkness. Every time he moved, the pain in […]

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Good news! The sequel to Crystal Promise is now in the editing phase. I will be posting a nail-biter of a preview to this blog in a day or two. Today, I thought I’d share with you a parable detailing Novem’s caste system and class struggle. This and other ‘flavour-text’ style short pieces will be featured between […]

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Sneak Preview

As promised, here is a sneak peek at the sequel to Crystal Promise. Comments welcome. *** Julio had forgotten how fresh the air could be outside of the city. Away from the smokestacks and grit and the smell of collective metropolitan sweat, he could feel life being infused into his lungs. On the open road, the […]

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Radio Play

It was a quiet winter here on the blog, but I’m back. I’ve been typing away at the sequel to Crystal Promise (yes, I’m still juggling alternate titles in my head…unsure about Crystal Empire) and setting up book signings and new consignment venues for the spring/summer. The most exciting bit of news, however, is that […]

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Well, things have certainly been picking up since the release of Crystal Promise. I did a book signing disguised as a barbecue, and sold more copies than expected. I ran out, actually, which just means that I needed to order more copies. Nothing wrong with that. Here are some delightful pictures of what I’ve been […]

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Well, it’s been about two weeks since Crystal Promise was published. The excitement hasn’t completely worn off yet; check with me again after the first book signings. Although sales and marketing for an ‘indie’ author are a bit of a grind (and I know not to expect miracles or instant recognition), I’m very lucky to have […]

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Good morning, loyal readers! *Crickets* Well, hopefully that’ll change. I wanted to talk about a couple of things quickly. I’m taking some time away from home and doing a self-directed writing residency with the hopes of churning out a lot of work on the sequel to Crystal Promise. I’m also hoping to finish my website […]

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Well, the dog days are over…or, in this case, the razorless days. Movember is done, and although I didn’t manage to raise as much money as I’d hoped, I had quite a few people tell me that the ‘stache suits me. I’ll let you judge for yourself: Rave reviews or no, it’s gone after the […]

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Novel update! Crystal Hearts (working title – we’re still hashing out the official name for the book and the series) is about halfway through edits, and then it’s on to all the gritty stuff like marketing, making a writer’s website, whoring myself out to bookstores on the island, etc. NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow. I’ve done this […]

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