A Signal for Redemption
Winner of 16th annual National Indie Excellence Award – Gold medal for cross-genre fiction.
I’m so glad you’re here.
I write character-driven science fantasy filled with emotion, adventure, and the exploration of new worlds. It’s a pleasure to introduce someone to the story worlds and people I’ve come to know so well — I hope you find something here that resonates with you.
Writing Update – November 2024
Book Two of the New Foundation Project series is titled The Third Age – and will be out later this month! The story picks up right where A Signal for Redemption ended. With the ark ship now on the ground, Piers and the others have new challenges to deal with—as well as some unresolved matters from the past few months. The aristocrats of the Great Houses of Merra, already locked in a power struggle with Lord Kor of House Ettori, now must negotiate a new balance that includes the ship. The Starborn must shape a new future for their nomadic society now that their prophecies have been fulfilled. And the ship’s people must adapt to life on a planet where there is no advanced technology. For Piers, there are also some tricky personal questions of family, love, and home. That’s the agenda before anything else goes wrong…
Beta Readers & the Junk Drawer
Giving a draft of a work in progress is a major milestone–and an awful lot like inviting someone to snoop around the house. It’s also magic.
Language Curmudgeon
Language evolves for lots of good reasons – but there are also good reasons why linguistic changes can make a person grumpy.
The Elements of Genre
A book’s genre is a clue about the balance between the main drivers of story – plot, character, or setting.