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The Liar’s Knot

In Nadezra, peace is as tenuous as a single thread. The ruthless House Indestor has been destroyed, but darkness still weaves through the city’s filthy back alleys and jewel-bright gardens, seen by those who know where to look . . .

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News and Site Updates

Since I have now signed the contract, I can announce that I have sold a second piece to Sunday Morning Transport! This one is called “At the Heart of Each Pearl Lies a Grain of Sand.”

11/10/2022

I will have not one, not two, but three novels out next year — the third will be my standalone Viking revenge epic, The Waking of Angantyr!

10/10/2022

New photos up in that section of the site: Mendocino County, from a recent vacation there, and (specifically from the Mendocino Botanical Garden) some additions to the flower gallery!

09/17/2022

From the Journal

New Worlds: The Water We Swim In

The New Worlds Patreon continues its look at the parts of our world we almost never think about, just like fish don’t think about the water we swim in: everything from ask vs. guess to interpersonal distance to emotional display. Comment over there!

11-11-2022 10:00 AM
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New Worlds: The Individual vs. the Collective

The Topic Builders of the New Worlds Patreon have voted, and so for November, we will be looking at some of the more abstract, ideological aspects of worldbuilding. First up: individualism and communalism. Comment over there!

11-04-2022 10:00 AM
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Books read, October 2022

This list looks way more impressive than it really is; many of the things I read this month were novella-length or shorter. But still, it feels gratifying! Half World, Hiromi Goto. The premise of this one is pretty standard: a teenage girl who suffers from isolation at school discovers her mother and unknown father actually […]

11-01-2022 2:23 PM
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