Old Dogs, Older Tricks – Released!
I'm often guilty of burying the headline so I'll get right to the point of this post. Today, I released Old Dogs, Older Tricks - Junkyard Pirate Book #2. To be entirely honest, I was surprised at the amount of interest Junkyard Pirate, the first book in the series,...
As a Crow Flies – Audio Short
https://youtu.be/jVP9wpT1BEU As a Crow Flies - Audio Book As a Crow Flies is a short story in the Witchy World series. The story takes place several years prior to Wizard in a Witchy World and gives us some insight to Maggie and Felix's unusual relationship. The...
2019 Biggston Tour – Day Two
One of the joys of being a full-time writer is the location freedom it offers. After writing for most of the morning on Thursday, Janet and I packed up the camper and started north into the pan-handle of Nebraska. Happily surprised by some of the best roads we've...
2019 Biggston Tour – Day 1
As a semi-retired software developer and full time writer, I've discovered a freedom of movement that I haven't always enjoyed. To that end, Janet and I purchased a camper and have taken this mobile writing office on the road. If you've been reading the Biggston...
2019 Reader Survey
With the exception of an annoying issue where the survey completion button didn't tell the user they were done, the 2019 reader survey was a great success. I'll present the data in this blog post and then in future posts, I'll discuss how these results might shape...
Junkyard Pirate
Below, you’ll find the first chapter in Junkyard Pirate, subscribe to my newsletter to receive updates as soon as they're released. Chapter 1 – Junkyard "Hand me that twelve-millimeter box-end." Albert Jenkins held his hand out behind him from where he leaned into a...
Judgment Delayed – Only in U.S.
UPDATE - As of 10:30am, Judgment is live on Amazon - click here You know what they say, justice delayed is justice denied. The good news is that this doesn't also apply to Judgment. What am I talking about? Yesterday, Thursday, May 31, I plugged away moving Judgment...
New resource – Privateer Tale Characters
I've added a page that lists the common characters within Privateer Tales. I'll be making updates. You can find this by clicking here.
Bold Trilogy Update – Fury (#2) to Editing
artwork by Elias Stern Bold Trilogy Update 2014 started my writing career and it's hard to believe that we're already four years in. My very first release was Rookie Privateer, which took nearly five months from start to finish. The release date is pretty easy to...
Trilogy of the Bold
Trilogy Gambit A Bold Move or a Blunder of Good Proportion? One of my favorite themes in writing is entrepreneurship. As a fiction writer, however, when I write about these things, I don't have to personally deal with the consequences of big gambles, however. For...
How I choose which story comes next
How I choose my next project I've been talking about how I choose my next project with a lot of different folks. Most recently, I was chatting w/ Roger H. in my Advanced Reader Team about On a Pale Ship. As of right now, what I don't know is how well this story is...
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Swapping Stories
Swapping Stories I receive a fair bit of email from readers and I enjoy all of it. Recently, I received a note from Nolan, who appreciated the selection of music in Privateer Tales. If you're new to the series, Captain Liam Hoffen (our hero) has a peculiar...
Witchy World Giveaway
It's a full moon, Wizard Unleashed (Witchy World #3) is released and we're getting crazy around here. Between now and April 16th, you can sign up for a paperback giveaway. The lucky, first-place winner will receive free, signed paperback copies of the entire Witchy...
Starting with a Blank Sheet
A Blank Sheet Yesterday, I completed my first, serious edit of Wizard Unleashed, Witchy World Book 3. In the lifecycle of bringing a story from inception to delivery, this is the second most critical milestone in the project's life (first being when I release to...
Marque Restored
Marque Restored On February 3rd, in my newsletter, I'll publish a new Privateer Tales short - Marque Restored. If you'd like to receive a copy, sign up for the newsletter at: fickledragon.com/keep-in-touch/ And, just because I'm a terrible tease, here's the first...
January Giveaway
Winners Announced! Amanda Kerner Gift Card Jennifer Weiner Free Signed Wicked Folk Brad Hickson Free Signed Wicked Folk Nick hoye Free Signed Wicked Folk Bill Moffatt Free Signed Wicked Folk Charles Tillman Free Signed Wicked Folk *** CONTEST IS OVER *** Hi All - In...
Blockade Runner Released
Blockade Runner Released January 2nd We're finally to the end of a busy season of writing, revising and editing and I couldn't be more excited to finally release Blockade Runner. If you recall, when we last left the crew, they'd just finished up with a particularly...
Wizard Audio Book Auditions
I need your help! I'm working on a project to record an audio production of Wizard in a Witchy World for Audible, iTunes and Amazon. Below, there's a poll where you can click on my favorites (we had 20 actors audition for this work). Please click on the links and...
Thankful
What I'm thankful for. I decided to take the day off from work so I could spend it with family and do a little writing. I'm about as fortunate as a person can be. I have three kids, all who've grown up and moved out but have decided to live in town. Tomorrow, we'll...
Cooperative Story Writing
Cooperative Story Writing It was mid-November, late on a Friday night. The weather just turned cold and I was warming my toes by the fire, sipping scotch. I was in a creative mood and thinking about different story ideas when it occurred to me that I should see what...
Interview with Jamie
Interview with Jamie Jamie recently was interviewed by the blog, Urban Fantasy Investigations after the release of Wicked Folk. Q. What can you tell readers about yourself that they might not know from looking on your bio or reading in another interview? A. I have a...
Modern Day Wizard
A Modern Day Wizard If you catch me on a bad day, you'll find I secretly wish I were allowed to see the world as the mundanes in the world around me do. To wake up and drive to Starbucks on the way to my mundane job, where I'll meet my co-workers and sit at my desk,...
Joy of a Pantser
Pantser I've been quiet this last week mainly because I've been away at my day job's annual customer conference in San Antonio. In previous years, I've had trouble writing while travelling, but the energy in San Antonio was excellent as we were right on the river...