Smallville ComicCon
Smallville ComicCon is upon us (11 and 12 Jun 2016)! Since 2013, during the summer, Hutchinson Kansas renames itself to Smallville Kansas. It lasts only for a day or two, but during that time, you have a chance to visit…
Planet Comicon 2016
I had a great time at Planet Comicon this year! It was a real pleasure to meet so many new people as well as connecting with existing fans who wanted to get the next book in the series. As this…
Planet Comicon
Planet Comicon looks to be another great event this year. There will be lots of celebrities, including: Stan Lee (the master himself); Jenna Coleman and Arthur Darvill from Doctor Who; and , Sean Maher, and Alan Tudyk from Firefly; and…
Free Comic Book Day 2016
Free Comic Book Day at Elite William at Elite is having another party and you are all invited! Best part, you can take some free stuff home with you: Comics, food, and cosplay. Free Comic Book Day is May 7th, starting…
Father’s Legacy is now available!
Father’s Legacy, book 5 in the Heirs of Cothel series is now available! Driven to the ends of the world… Princess Stephenie’s pursuit of the murders that threatened the city of Antar took her across numerous countries and has left…
Maps – I love them
I have always loved maps. Simple maps, complex maps, old maps, maps of all types. To me, they are windows into the world. They add dimension and life. They are the picture that is worth the thousand words. I remember…
By The Lake
Well, I am playing around with some digital art using Photoshop. I’ve done plenty of work with on my maps and photos, but this image (By The Lake) is the first “art” I have created in a purely digital fashion.…
Copic Marker Class
We took a trip to St. Louis and attended a wonderful Copic Marker class on Friday and Saturday taught by Lori Craig. As a kid, I sketched a lot. However, that was before markers were a thing, so I never learned…
Weekend Sketching at Old Shawnee Town
First, let me apologize for my lack of recent posts. I’ve been so focused on getting book 5 done that I pretty much let my blog languish. The good news is that book 5 is going to the editor this…
Paperless: Minimalism
I think it was more than twenty years ago that the idea of going paperless first surfaced in my head. The thought that we could get everything scanned into the computer and that I could get rid of the stacks…