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What If– Frodo On Maldene

Recently a blogger compared the first full Maldene novel as being Lord Of The Rings meets Homer’s Odyssey.  Nice and complimentary and thank-you for that, but after a bit of thinking I realized that I had a chance for a little bit of comical mayhem.  So with apologies to Tolkein, I now present my first …

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Maldene Behind The Scenes: Tedelnosho

Tedelnosho is the Maldene name for The Great Whirlpool. Actually if you consult the dictionary in the back of the book, the literal translation is “really big hole in the water”. So, what’s the behind the scenes stuff on this? Well, first it WAs indeed inspired by our only Earthly bermuda Triangle, only I wanted …

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My Interview With Monica Brinkman

Today I spoke with Monica Brinkman, author of “The Turn Of The Karmic Wheel”. We talked about her book, about writing, about passion, and then she read an excerpt from her novel, followed by some Q and A with the attendees that was at least as much fun as the interview itself. So go to …

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Erik Setser Interview Now Available

Today I interviewed Erik Setser, author of the Elder Blood Chronicles, and a mixed-genre fantasy writer after my own heart. A bit of a glitch about midway through when Erik’s phone died on him but he managed to call back in and finish the interview. Fun and informative, you can give it a listen over …

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Michael Hebler Interview

Today I interviewed Michael Hebler, author of Night Of the Chupacabra. A fun talk about a book of horror, a children’s book, and some apparent commonalities amongst us writers. Give a listen to this fun interview on the Author Talk Audio Page then look up his Facebook Fan Page at

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It’s Official!

Well, it’s official. Publish America will no longer handle Maldene. Instead, independent publisher Vault of Knowledge will take over Maldene publication. So, new cover, new publisher, and new ISBN and ordering info. Stay tuned as new details continue to develop.

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Latest Cover Update

Well True Believers (okay, so with apologies to Stan Lee, I need to come up with my own tag line for any of you guys out there), I have another cover update. Between sickness, dying laptops and phones, root canals, and a bunch of other stuff there has been much in the way of delays …

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I’ve Been Interviewed On Skype

A couple days ago I was interviewed by Kaamil Garyson of Sinister Prose, and even better it was a full video call via Skype! You can view the whole thing direct on YouTube right Here, or view the embed which should (hopefully) appear below. You can also check it out on his blog.

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Writing Tip #1: Write the Market or Write Your Soul

The first in an irregular series of posts on what advice and tips I can give out based on my own experience in writing stories and novels. This first one concerns the dilemma of write the market or write your own. My own take on it is this: if you write what the market currently …

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