My writing

Finding me on Goodreads and LibraryThing

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You can find author pages for me on LibraryThing and Goodreads. If you’re inclined to follow me on either or both of those sites, please do.

Goodreads displays a popup demanding that you log in or get an account, but it’s a bluff. Click the close box and you can view my page. Of course, you’ll have to log in to follow me.

I’ve started copying some of my existing book reviews to Goodreads, and you’ll find links to them on my page.

This post will automatically be copied to my Goodreads blog, though it’s a bit redundant there.

Progress on Spells of War

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This week, I’ve started rewriting the first draft of Spells of War. The first eight chapters went pretty quickly, without any huge changes. The biggest departure from the first draft, though, is that the action will now span 1556-1557, instead of all taking place in 1556. Things just got too crammed against the approach of winter and Ramadan. With the new timeline, the mages on each side will be able to develop more weapons and train the Landsknechte and Janissaries respectively in their use. This means adding material about what happens over the winter without letting the story drag.

A character who shows up late in the first draft will make his appearance earlier. This will let me build up his role in the story more effectively.

I’ll be putting out a call for beta readers before long, perhaps in early January.

A review of The Magic Battery

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Author Walter Donway has posted an enthusiastic review of The Magic Battery on the Savvy Street website. I love not just his praise, but his understanding of what I was aiming for.

Full disclosure: I recently posted a favorable review of Donway’s Retaking College Hill, but there was no tit-for-tat agreement between us. He emailed me a draft of the review last week, asking just for factual corrections.