• Strong Writing, Strong Living

    I’m going to make this a quick post since my web server has been down most the day and I’m not sure how long I’ll have access to my page. I’ve been reading a few posts from authors about how important it is to find…

  • Adventures in Blogging

    I’m not sure why, but there is something about the end of July that always makes me think about my goals, and the steps toward achieving them. Maybe it’s the knowledge that there is only one month of summer left, one month before the season…

  • Good Times

    Sorry for the blog silence the last couple weeks.  It’s been busy around the old Monkstead.  As is our custom, we threw a big family/friend 4th of July barbecue, fireworks, and birthday celebration at our house. Right after that, I headed up to GEAR Con…

  • Release Day! Cold Copper

    COLD COPPER, the third in my Age of Steam series, is out today! If you haven’t had a chance to read my steampunk books, I’m happy to say the first in the series DEAD IRON is out in (cheaper) paperback format, so you can start…

  • Random Updatery

    Good news!  I finished the submission draft of STONE COLD (book #2 Broken Magic series)  and turned it in to my editor on Monday! *whew* After a tight deadline, I usually get a little goofy.  It’s like I’ve been so hunkered down in this place…

  • Contest to win Cold Copper

    There’s a contest to win a galley of COLD COPPER on Facebook!  Here’s the link. COLD COPPER is the third book in my steampunk series and takes the characters we met in DEAD IRON and TIN SWIFT onward to new (and of course dangerous) adventures…