• Flowers and Giant Robots

    This is one of the sunflowers my son and I planted this spring.  It’s about nine feet tall, and stands in a row with other sunflowers along the south side of the house.  I’m sort of in love with these big, happy flowers, the tallest…

  • 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…

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