January 2022 – Page 2

Lazarus at War Review

Amazon user ChickJ had the following review of The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume Ten. He gave it four out of five stars: Lazarus at War is the reason to read this book. If you love reading about Lazarus Gray, this story is a must. But the first story The Heroes in Satan’s Lair, youContinue reading “Lazarus at War Review”

A Brief Update

At a low point mentally and emotionally – hopefully it will pass soon. In the meantime, I’m writing a Nature Boy/Nature Girl story. Not sure it’ll go anywhere but it’s keeping me busy until I get a real idea. Currently reading The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker. It’s okay so far but I’m only aboutContinue reading “A Brief Update”

Frustrations

The past couple of days have been trying ones for me – I suffer from anxiety and depression at the best of times but at the moment I’m feeling annoyed with my writing career. The negative reaction to The Sword of Hel is demoralizing in the sense that when I try to branch out fromContinue reading “Frustrations”

The Nature of Things…

I hope you’re sitting someplace comfortable because this might take awhile. It all started when I was working on the 13th volume of the Lazarus Gray series. I’ve always loved public domain characters and I was aware that Fawcett’s Marvel Family was partially in the public domain – you could do stories with them asContinue reading “The Nature of Things…”

What Next?

Finished off the second Straw-Man volume so now I’m in between projects. This is both a fun period and a maddening one because I’m temporarily free of feeling like I have to keep up with a deadline but also I’m overwhelmed by the possibilities. Should I work on the fifteenth volume of Lazarus Gray? TheContinue reading “What Next?”

Princess Femi

A good villain can make all the difference. With The Peregrine, most of his enemies were dead and buried by the end of each adventure, though he had a few (The Warlike Manchu, for instance) who made return appearances. When I created Lazarus Gray, I knew that one of the things I wanted to doContinue reading “Princess Femi”

The Claws of the Peregrine

After I’d finished several stories in The Peregrine series, it occurred to me that I’d introduced quite a few supporting characters that were worthy of stories in their own right: Leonid Kaslov, Catalyst, Revenant, Rachel Winters, Frankenstein’s Monster, etc. I decided it would make perfect sense to throw some of those characters together and createContinue reading “The Claws of the Peregrine”

Another Stab to the Heart

So we have another review of Sword of Hel – and once again it’s a negative one! This book is shaping up to be my most unpopular release since I wrote a pirate novel years ago! Richard Fisher gave the book 2 out of 5 stars and titled his review, “Very underwhelming…” “A Viking warriorContinue reading “Another Stab to the Heart”

I’d Love to Write That!

In my career, I’ve been lucky enough to have worked on several licensed properties: The Avenger, Nightveil, and The Green Hornet to name just three. There are still quite a few characters out there that I’d love to get my grubby little mitts on for a prose story or two. Here’s a few that comeContinue reading “I’d Love to Write *That*!”

My Favorite Shadow Novels

As most of you know, I’m a big fan of The Shadow – in fact, I used to host a podcast entitled The Shadow Fan. Today I thought I’d share with you a few of my favorite Shadow novels, so that if you’re looking to jump into the series, you’ll have some recommendations about whereContinue reading “My Favorite Shadow Novels”