The release date of The Mage and The Pantheon, the second book in the Sera Kishao series is set for March 7, 2022 and is currently available for preorder. As a Mage of the Eldrea Coven, Sera Kishao has been appointed as part of the envoy sent in to Taigai, land of the dragon shifters. …
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After more than two years, the second book of the Mage series is finally completed! The Mage and the Pantheon will be out in early March. In the meantime, please enjoy the first chapter! Chapter One Welcome onboard the Pegasi Train! The best choice for inter-city and cross-country traveling in style. Enjoy our luxurious accommodations …
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It's been a while, but I have been going back to the 3rd book of the Onmouji series (title pending) with only the final edit to go through. Here's a snippet that happens late-ish in the book. Toba Sōjō ? (鳥羽僧正, Japanase, *1053, †1140), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Nic stared at the large waira, digging …
Photo by Olya Kobruseva on Pexels.com Finally finished the second draft of the Mage book 2! I've ironed out the big kinks, shifting things around and taken stuff out. This is one of the scenes that were taken out, elements of which may or may not appear in the final draft. After three days of …
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2021! Kick off those New Year's resolutions with these great deals: THE MAGE is available for FREE from January 1 to 5, 2021. In a world where creatures from folklore roam the earth with humans, it is Wiccan-rule that maintains the harmony between the races. But some age-old rivalries …
Photo by Anastasia Shuraeva on Pexels.com The Krampus hunt was officially over at 11:23pm, with Sera and Jason stood solidly in the lead with thirty-two Krampus’, Hazel Squill and Calloway Ramsbuckle had bagged twenty-eight. They might have gotten more, but Hazel had fallen headfirst into a muddy snowbank and they went back early. “Looks like …
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Here's the second part of my holiday short story, with the conclusion to be posted in a few days. Photo by milan kasuba on Pexels.com An hour later, their Krampus count was up to twenty-two, which put them in the lead, but Hazel and …
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This Christmas, I challenged myself to write a holiday-themed short story for THE MAGE series, so here it is. I'm not great with short stories, but I really enjoyed writing this one. Photo by Adriaan Greyling on Pexels.com In the common room of the Brigade, Sera Kishao sang, joyously off-tune, “You better watch out, you …
After months of hunkering down and trying to focus on simply writing, I have resurfaced in Nanowrimo month (which I probably won't be doing). I'm happy to say that I've entered second-stage editing for two books, which involves the big re-hauls to smooth out the story. Once I've finished those, I go into the final …
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I’ve always wanted to try my hand at a short one-case story in my Onmyouji series, featuring a Noh or Kabuki play, two of Japan’s most well-known traditional theatre forms. Noh originated from the combination of Shinto-related dance and mime, with influences of dance from other parts of Asia. It uses poetic language, monotonous …
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