24 Monday Jul 2017
Salve! Our gallant heroes (or antiheroes, depending on your preference) are laying plans and enacting schemes, but this time around, they’re chasing their dreams.
Dreams of a unified Rome once again. (46k and counting!)
13 Thursday Jul 2017
Posted in Laurel Emperor, NaNoWriMo2017, Self-Publishing
It’s going! Slow but steady – We’re making progress and nearly halfway there!
Enjoy the snippet after the break!
10 Monday Jul 2017
Salve!
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Why not visit Massilia? Beautiful harbors, gorgeous coastline, even a handy road for inner-province…ah… expeditions. Seriously? What do you have to lose? Contact the Trebonius Travel Agency today – we take your travel seriously.
*Not responsible for any jail-time, hangings, floggings, crucifixions, ner-do-welling, or any other actions started by the traveler. Once you’re there, you’re on your own!
This message brought to you by the Massilia Travel Agency. In these uncertain times, visit a neutral, not a warmonger.
07 Friday Jul 2017
Posted in Designing a Story, How to, Laurel Emperor, NaNoWriMo2017, Self-Publishing
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Hi everyone!
I briefly wanted to tell you about how I’ve been planning my last two novels. Ever since I started writing, I’ve been planning my novels out. Given the fact that I have to juggle story lines that evolve over several books, plus characters and technologies that don’t exist, one would except the need to have an outline or story map.
04 Tuesday Jul 2017
Posted in Laurel Emperor, NaNoWriMo2017
Thirty Nine Thousand Words and Counting! It’s a Fourth of July Miracle (Here in the United States of America). As a reminder ALL Steam Empire Chronicle novels are 25% off this July at Smashwords, and Roma Aeronautica is free! Tell your friends! Tell your family!
Here’s today’s snippet after the break.
04 Tuesday Jul 2017
Posted in NaNoWriMo2017
Not much to report today, other than the fact that editing has so far netted me about 250 more words – one of the challenges with picking up a novel after leaving it for so long has been to actually remember where I was when I typed the first part! No worries, it will get there!
01 Saturday Jul 2017
Posted in Laurel Emperor, NaNoWriMo2017, Self-Publishing
Hi everyone!
To be more accountable, I’ve rejoined Camp NaNoWriMo 2017 for their summer writing project. Here’s the page count where you can check in with me. I’ll update this blog daily (A tough goal!) with how I’m doing, leaving you some tasty tidbits of my writing! End of Laurel Emperor, here I come!
Want to know more? Leave me a comment/question below!
http://campnanowrimo.org/campers/blockade23/projects/laurel-emperor/stats
Let’s aim to get this again this year!
01 Saturday Jul 2017
You can’t put out the fire on these deals!
Salve!
It’s July, and Smashwords is running their awesome Summer Sale, and this year, every novel of the Steam Empire Chronicles will be on sale! This includes Antioch Burns.
Even better, since Roma Aeronautica was already 99 cents, you can now get it for the low-low price of FREE. That’s right, an entirely free novella!
While the coupon codes will be posted on Smashwords, here they are just in case you need them. Coupons (and the deals!) expire on July 30th, so take advantage of them while you can!
UPDATE: YOU CAN SIMPLY DO SSW25 ON ALL BOOKS FOR 25% OFF!
Brass Legionnaire – ES38A
Copper Centurion – PY73T
Iron Tribune – YV83X
Steel Praetorian – CE53F
Roma Aeronautica – SU56Q (This makes the novella entirely free!)
Antioch Burns – (Will be added as available)
So happy to share these with you and to share the work on Laurel Emperor this month – looking forward to getting this book done!
16 Sunday Apr 2017
Posted in Giveaways, Self-Publishing
Hi Everyone, and Happy Easter!
I know I’m a few days late on this (Vacation will do that too you!) but here’s the link to my giveaway on the Steampunk Journal website. The giveaway is complete, but they have a month of steampunk-related giveaways and news, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t tell you how wonderful they are to work with.
Special Thanks to Matt over there for all his help, and congrats to the winner, Muriel from Brazil (Something about Brazilians make them really love the novels!)
If you’re sad you didn’t win, mosey on over and purchase Brass Legionnaire or any of my other novels for yourself! Action, excitement, daring steampunky Roman goodness in the air, on land, and now with included sea battles! (Yay!).
01 Saturday Apr 2017
Posted in Laurel Emperor, NaNoWriMo2017, Self-Publishing
Let’s finish this novel, shall we?
Me slaying the beast known as Laurel Emperor.
