About the Book Ravaged by a horrific experience, Oliver Webb flees the smog-bound city of Greynox for a quiet seaside village and the inheritance he’s never seen: a cottage called Farview. He discovers clear skies, friendly imps, and a charming storyteller named Felix Corbyn. With help from Felix’s tales, Oliver learns surprising secrets about his…

About the Book A collection of stories about the outsiders – the criminals, the soldiers, the addicts, the mathematicians, the gamblers and the cage fighters, the refugees and the rebels. From the battlefield to alternate realities to the mean streets of the dark city, we walk in the shoes of those who struggle to survive…

A while ago, Virginia McClain messaged me. “I have a story,” she said. “Would you take a look at it?” One thing turned into another, and soon we were throwing around an idea about an anthology that addresses grief and healing. I reasoned, with COVID going on, and just life in general, a lot of…

About the Book Yron the moon god died, but now he’s reborn in the false king’s son. His human father wanted to kill him, but his mother sacrificed her life to save him. He’ll return one day to claim his birthright. He’ll change your life. He’ll change everything. Smiler’s Fair: the great moving carnival where…

I get a lot of emails about editing. There are a few common misconceptions I frequently see which is making me think it might be worthwhile to write a small series of blog posts about this process of publication. Maybe someone will see this and it will help them. There is a lot of (good…

About the Book Follow the law and you’ll stay safe. But what if the law is wrong? Tashué’s faith in the law is beginning to crack.  Three years ago, he stood by when the Authority condemned Jason to the brutality of the Rift for non-compliance. When Tashué’s son refused to register as tainted, the laws…

I’ve been pretty quiet about this book aside from showing the cover around occasionally. I haven’t really said anything about it, and there are a few reasons for that. The most important one is, when I think of this novella I don’t even really know what to say without giving the whole thing away. I…

About the Book It’s the end of the universe, and everything has come undone. Entropy has won the war, but one last battle rages in the half-ruined city of Testament. No one knows who created this last outpost and peopled it with billions of species. However, it is here, under a sky with no stars,…

Well, it is that time of year. Here’s my reading breakdown for 2021: 136 books read 104 were SFF 32 were nonfiction 67 were self-published 76 books reviewed You can see the books I’ve read here. (Please note, this is not actually all the books I read. I forgot to track some, and I haven’t…

Well, the subject says it all, doesn’t it? I’m giving myself the last bit of the year off to enjoy family, catch up on edits, and get ahead on some other projects. Never fear, dear reader, for Bookworm Blues will be back in 2022. During the first week of the year, I will have a…