As a reminder, I will be presenting two talks at StoryCon this coming Friday: one on freelance writing / work-for-hire projects, and one on game writing. I hope to see many of you there!

Excited to announce that my historical fantasy short story "Law and Power on the Waves" will appear in the sea-monster themed Opal Kingdom anthology "Tentacles and Tides!" This is my first sale to Opal Kingdom and I'm excited that soon you'll all have the chance to see it.

Back from @ltuesymposium.bsky.social ! Fantastic conference. Did some pitches and got some partial / full requests, had a good career talk with John Goodwin, met up with friends like DJ Butler and @gallowglas.bsky.social, and attended some awesome panels!

The Chain Story Project has just released its latest: Terror Above Icehenge by Malcolm T. North! Please enjoy, like and, especially, repost. It really helps. Thank you. www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-deep-winter

Awesome! Josiah and Dr Euan ride again! Coming March 13th… #madscience #booksky #kidsadventure

@superstarswriting.bsky.social was fun, but now it's time to get back to writing--using what I learned at the con, of course. Got a first draft of a sword and sorcery short (~10K words) that's due for a round of revisions and editing. I'm enjoying writing this one.

Back from @superstarswriting.bsky.social! Fantastic conference -- I learned tons from the panels, had great pitch meetings and career counseling talks, and thoroughly enjoyed signing and selling the new anthology "Requiem: Tales of the Undead," which has my story in it! Can't wait for next year!

"Requiem: Tales for the Undead," the 2025 @superstarswriting.bsky.social anthology, debuted-and my story "Symphony for Solo Strings" is in it! We sold out at the conference, but it's available online. If you want a great anthology--including a #dybbuk story by me--check it out! tinyurl.com/RequiemA

At @superstarswriting.bsky.social! Looking forward to meeting up with some friends, seeing some of my favorite authors, and attending some great panels! Also to signing copies of the conference anthology since I've got a story in it. This is going to be a great week!

Made a honey walnut cake. Very happy with the results.

Made a chocolate babka for the first time. It was a very successful experiment.

My 2025, writing-wise: * Wrote 10 short stories, 4 accepted. * Wrote 4 game writing commissions, all approved. * Wrote 2 novel drafts. * Wrote 91,500 words (completed fiction) + 74,500 words (novel draft). * Attended 8 conventions, spoke at 1. It was a good year. Hope 2026 is great too! #amwriting

One of my goals for this year was to read more, and I did, completing 79 books! 20 of them were physical books, and I photographed them below. I liked most of the books I read, and I'm looking forward to more reading next year! @kundalinisteve.bsky.social, @michaelastackpole.bsky.social, etc.

My short story "A Time For Rest," about a half - #golem at #Chanukah who risks overworking herself and who must learn to relax and enjoy the holiday, will be coming out tomorrow in the anthology "The Magic of Yuletide." www.amazon.com/Magic-Yuleti... And the anthology's forward is by David Weber!

The Chain Story Project has just released a brand new story: Bryan Young's Ice Hawk's Aerie. This is the first of many stories about Pip Strongpaw, the last of the Great Catriders. www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...

Who wants to read about a warrior mouse who rides a bad ass cat and fights hawks to save his forest? Ice Hawk's Aerie is Part 1 of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw and is available FREE as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...

My story "Ice and Gold" was published in Raconteur Press's "Corsairs and Cutlasses!" It features a pirate pursuing a great treasure deep in the arctic wastes, only to learn that the only thing more dangerous than the treasure's curse might be the greed of her fellow buccaneers. amzn.to/3LRFoun

Excited to announce that my #golem #Chanukah story "A Time for Rest" will be appearing in the Chromosphere Press anthology "The Magic of Yuletide"! I'll drop a link here once the anthology's available. #amwriting

I originally sent a story submission for this anthology, however, the press received so many stories they liked, they decided to open up a second anthology. I love the cover for this anthology! Can't wait to see the second volume cover.

My magic school story "The Dancer" is now live in the anthology "Fantastic Schools: Familiars"! If you're looking for a story about a corrupted witch in an evil magic school who seeks redemption with the help of a loyal familiar, check it out! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXXXNXXG

I will be presenting a panel at StoryCon next year. If you're attending, feel free to say hi!

Congratulations! I have a story in "Corsairs and Cutlasses" too. I'm really looking forward to seeing the anthology go live. #amwriting

Drafted a new #Noir #Fantasy story this weekend at 8000 words. A bit of revision remains, but after that, I'll be excited to send it out the door. #amwriting

Joined the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers. I'm excited about this; so far the group seems awesome. #amwriting

Finished "Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss" by @kundalinisteve.bsky.social. It was neat to see Mace with a quasi-girlfriend, KinShan, and the final duel between him and ChuLok was stellar. The references to Yojimbo / Fistful Of Dollars were also very well done. #amreading #StarWars

Went to Salt Lake City's Greek Festival today. Enjoyed some great food, saw some excellent crafts, and had a good time in general.

My #fantasy #YA novel about a good witch trapped in an evil magic school, "The Witch of Knightcharm," is currently ranked #2 on all of Campfire! If you haven't read it yet, now's a great time. Link below! #booksky

Had a very restful Labor Day weekend. Got a story submitted and also did some cooking, some exercising, even a bit of cleaning. Sometimes it's nice to just take a break.

Reading #GoingPostal, in the #Pratchett #Discworld books. I've had the book forever and have read several excerpts, but somehow I'd never just sat down and read it straight through before. Remedying that this holiday weekend. It's a fantastic book!

Finished the comedy #fantasy short story I've been writing. Had fun writing this one; I definitely need to keep writing comedy in the future. I'll get it out the door this long weekend, and then swing back around to the #HighFantasy novel. Should be able to wrap that up by year's end. #amwriting

Finished reading #Snuff, from the #Pratchett #Discworld books. Now I've read all eight of the books in the 'Watch' series, and I'm glad I did--they were great.

One more #fantasy short story to wrap up by the end of August. Then I can swing back around to the #highfantasy novel. This has been a highly productive month; here's hoping I can keep the streak alive! #amwriting

My #fantasy #YA novel about a good witch trapped in an evil magic school, "The Witch of Knightcharm," was recently ranked #3 in the Fantasy category on Campfire! #booksky Link below.

Despite a troublesome cold, I managed to complete the draft of the #horror story I'm working on tonight. The next few days will be for editing, and then I'll send it out and switch back to the comic #fantasy I was doing before. #amwriting

Drafted scene 1 (of 5) of the #horror #fairytale story I'm doing this month. I don't usually write horror, or fairytale stories for that matter, but I'm enjoying the change of pace. And I figure it's good for me craft-wise to experiment with more genres. #amwriting

Just about finished draft 2 of the comic #fantasy short story I've been focusing on the last few days. Going to set that aside and let it percolate while I switch to the horror short story that I'm also aiming to finish this month. Excited to get back into this one. #amwriting

Did some drafting, went to treadmill, and by the time I was done exercising I'd thought of 4-5 things to fix in the draft. Frustrating that I'm not as far along as I thought, but at least my story is getting better. #amwriting #booksky

My #fantasy #YA novel about a good witch trapped in an evil magic school, "The Witch of Knightcharm," was recently ranked #3 in the Fantasy category on Campfire! #booksky Link below.

Got a lot of good advice at @leagueutahwriters.bsky.social's Quills conference. Now to use it to punch up the short stories and novel I'm working on. #amwriting

Another great day at Quills. The keynote and the Q&A by @travisbaldree.bsky.social were excellent; I got a couple of questions answered and was happy about that.

Very good day at @leagueutahwriters.bsky.social's Quills conference. Took some great classes, got signed books from @michaelastackpole.bsky.social and @travisbaldree.bsky.social, and I got a sample request from a pitch appointment! Life is good.

Went to the @leagueutahwriters.bsky.social's Quills tradpub bootcamp. Got some great feedback from @swankmotron.com, @katherinewashere.bsky.social, and @michaelastackpole.bsky.social. Also saw Stackpole's '21 days to plan a novel' lecture, and had an enjoyable time at the reception. A good day!

Saw the original #Scarface. Exciting movie, and finishing it makes twenty classic / notable films for the year. Only 6 more to go to reach my goal!

Watching the 2012 #anime #WolfChildren. So far it's a touching and sweet story; the part where the villagers all helped Hana become a capable farmer was especially nice, and the two children are excellently characterized. Very happy with this film.

My #fantasy #YA novel about a good witch trapped in an evil magic school, "The Witch of Knightcharm," was recently ranked #3 in the Fantasy category on Campfire! #booksky Link below.

Was going to work on my novel this weekend, but instead I saw a new anthology call, got inspired, and drafted 3000 words for that. All in all, I think it was a pretty good weekend. #amwriting

Saw #FantasticFour today and had a wonderful time. It's an excellent movie; I highly recommend it.

Went through an issue of Cirsova which had excellent pirate stories by J D Brink ("The Lion's Share"), Jim Breyfogle ("Blood and Bones: Caribbean 1945"), and Tyler Young ("End of the Golden Age"). I'm prepping to send in a pirate-themed work to Rac Press, so the reading felt apropos.