If you’ve ever wondered how much it costs to create a book cover, the answer is: more than you’d expect! A book cover is just one piece of the publishing puzzle, but it’s a big one—and if you do it right, often an expensive one. Many people assume you justContinue Reading
The year is roughly 700 B.C. In a world of warring kingdoms and rising empires, one nomadic group made a name for themselves as an unstoppable force: the Cimmerians. Known as “Gimirri” by the Assyrians, these warriors struck fear into the hearts of kings, from Urartu to Phrygia. But whoContinue Reading
I’m so excited to share that The Curse of King Midas was recently awarded the bronze medal in the Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards (Fiction-Mythology)! After all the work that went into this story, it feels really gratifying to have it recognized in this way. Here’s a little of whatContinue Reading
You’ve likely heard the story of the mythological King Midas and his touch of gold. The Greeks made the character famous in this oft-told tale, which in modern times has been used to teach children the negative consequences of being too greedy. But there are many things about this characterContinue Reading
I had a lot of fun signing copies of The Curse of King Midas at the Grand Junction Barnes & Noble last week. It was exciting to see old friends and meet new readers all in the same day. My thanks to my mom and stepdad for helping to spreadContinue Reading
Last week, I had a great time sharing the story of the “real” King Midas with these lovely people! We gathered at Winnie & Mo’s Bookshop—a local bookstore that cares about the community. You can see quite a bit of the shop here. It’s so bright and cheery! These guysContinue Reading
When you’ve spent your life learning something, there are few things as rewarding as sharing what you’ve learned. I got to do a little of that last week. I was invited to speak to a high school creative writing class here in my home town. Better yet, I got toContinue Reading
I’m doing my first author reading Saturday (May 4). My debut novel was published in 2015. I’ve since published six books total with another on the way. It’s 2024. But in all that time, I’ve never done a reading. When we think of writers, we imagine them reading portions ofContinue Reading
I’m excited to announce that my next novel—a mythological fantasy adventure about King Midas—was recently chosen as a top 10 finalist for the Claymore award. This has given me a big motivating push to get the story to readers in 2024. I’m super excited about this book as it’s aContinue Reading
Recently, one of our local high school writing teachers asked me, as a local author, to come and visit his creative writing class. I suggested a fun workshop on characterization, and he agreed. It took me a few minutes to get the kids off their cell phones (!) and payingContinue Reading