Four to Launch!

11 Feb 202310 Feb 2023

Today is Launch Day! It's finally here! If you've ever wondered about how you can let your thanks be known to an author, here's the way to do it! Spread…

Pre-Order Ready!

28 Dec 201928 Dec 2019

That's right everyone.  You can find the pre-order for "Into the High Places" available on Amazon for the e-book.  The print copies should... SHOULD be ready by the release on…

Triskaidecaphobia… The Editing Edition

6 Feb 2019

I was told by a friend that Ernest Hemingway once edited the last page of one of his novels over 150 times till he had it right. Well.  Chapter 13…

Fear of Failure, Fear of Success

14 Oct 201613 Oct 2016

Nothing creative to post today. Although I have a correction to make in my timeline to post coming up.  A small bit of significant history I forgot to include.  Oh…

X-post Fact Toast #1

4 Oct 2016

I publish more often short updates to Facebook, so I decided to start sharing the content here from now on.  They won't occur on any set schedule, but usually happen…

The Strange Dichotomy I Stumbled Upon

3 Oct 20164 Oct 2016

Akiniwazi is a complex project.  It's roots are based in some big philosophical questions: Can you make a Christian based "magic system"? What would the world look like if the…

Akiniwazi Notes: Keeping Time

30 Sep 20163 Oct 2016

I have had trouble a long time with keeping time in my setting till I came up with a better, but more imprecise way of tracking it.  Throughout history, the…

The Editorial Two-Step

27 Sep 201627 Sep 2016

I think I finally burned down the impediments, and now can start the final battle.  Not only literarily... is that even a word?  As well as compositionally. As I've mentioned…

Timeline of Akiniwazi: 1307-1310AD (39-42 Ad Segregationem)

23 Sep 20163 Oct 2016

  1307AD (39AS) Halmarpakt- Through the planning of his father, Halmar created the “Akiniwazi Union”, unifying all the Jarls and their Aettir into one cohesive government under him. There were…

No More False Deadlines, Mommy Dearest

20 Sep 201620 Sep 2016

  Admit it, you heard the paraphrase in her voice too. If not, Youtube is your friend.  Look up Mommy Dearest. The first time I tried to be a business man/artist, I…