Rootstock Saga News

Heart of a Chalyn, the fourth and final novel of the Rootstock Saga series launched December 9, 2020. Get yours now. Legend of the Storm Hawks, Path of the Spirit Runner, The Witch of Lurago audiobooks are available in print, e-book, and audiobook. Listen to a sample. Wonderful narrator....

Dragon of Urion

Adding to the gallery again. This one started as a photo of one of several big ceramic dragons in the Leonard castle. We are partial to dragons here, and this is one of a kind, hand-painted beauty about 16″ tall. I started with the photo, isolated the dragon, and...

New Addition to the Gallery

Yesterday, I took an old, unfinished pencil sketch and set to work on turning it into something. This is my imagining of the two-stemmed Alsa rose stamp Nigel had commissioned for Seth when he became the Rhi’Aleron. The talons? Those just sort of happened. I didn’t have them on...

When All Through the House

Not a creature was stirring, not even a Mouse. Merry Christmas to you and yours. And to every reader who made this long year a little brighter, thank you. Ostensibly, Seth had left the warmth of Glenayre to gather juniper cuttings to scent Isobel’s candles. In reality, he welcomed...

What a Character (List)

Starting work tonight on the Character List bonus material for The Witch of Lurago and Heart of a Chalyn. The first two compilations were fun to do, so I’m hoping to have these also finished by year end. Who joined the saga in book three? Little Frog. Laera. Sister...

Stand at Annestown: When the Snow Falls in Tallu

Snow is a rare and magical event in the South. In North Georgia, we see two or three snow days in most winters. Usually, it’s barely enough to cover the lawns and trees, and is gone the next day. But watching the snow fall and seeing our world blanketed...

Ensemble Storytelling

Multi-layered stories woven on the loom of parallel timelines and multiple perspectives are not the easiest to follow, I admit. But I’ve always found it a richer storytelling style than following one main protagonist through a single point of view. Write the story you want to read, they say....

Book 3 is My Favorite

Every book is my favorite once I reach that magical day I’m sufficiently content with the story to send it off for publication. It’s the satisfaction of tying up loose ends, finishing the thousandth “last” proofread, and stamping the story with the elusive, if not literal, “The End.” The...

Sneak Peak: Trailer

As we have already established, video editing is not one of the gifts lying dormant within my hidden potential or awaiting its awakening. To put it mildly. Anyone who’s followed these blogs knows I met my match in trying to master the mighty Keyframe, the Dragon King of Book...

Prince of the Firstborn

The Firstborn were a curiosity. A people set apart and herded into a corner. Dragons of Urion caged in a zoo. Chapter 21, Legend of the Storm Hawks Today I set my mind on setting aside my pride and giving the book trailer another go, fully expecting the result...