• Age of Steam series

    Over the last year or so, readers have asked me if I’m going to finish the Age of Steam steampunk series.  As it stands now, there are three novels and one short story in the series, um…in this order: 1.DEAD IRON 1.5. HANG FIRE (short…

  • Looking Back at 2013

    Here’s how 2013 shook out for me: Writing Books written: 3               — Hell Bent, Stone Cold, House Immortal Short stories written: 2   — Life Between Dreams, The Lost The Found Books revised: 2               — Hell Bent, Stone Cold Books copy edited: 3       — Cold Copper,…

  • How About Extra and Free?

    Upcoming Signing: Diana Pharaoh Francis and I  will be signing books and hanging out to chat on Saturday, August 24th at 4:00 pm at Escape Fiction in Salem, Oregon.   I’ll post more about the signing next week, and I might even have some advanced copies…

  • 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…

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