[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] New Web Site, easy to navigate and much more mobile friendly.   Also, I posted the first chapter of Time is an Illusion, which is book one of the Carina Trilogy.   Let me know what you think!  Ruairí

[siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Image”][/siteorigin_widget] The Fantasy Writers Reddit posted a contest:  “…As usual, your challenge is to write a story (or vignette/manuscript excerpt) of three hundred words or fewer inspired by today’s image.  This week’s image comes from Il Corvaccio on Flickr…” Humbly, this is my submission. The Tontine “Eggs and oaths are easily broken.” – Danish[…]

Friends, I received an interesting request.  “How would you to describe your books, and their audience, in under fifty words?  Be honest.”   Challenge accepted! Book One Verum – Exercitum ex nihilo. / Truth – An Army from nothing Be patient, hang in, the story builds on the minutiae.  The character, NT, is secondary, truly reprehensible characters[…]

A funny thing happened… A Redditor told me my cover was “terrible”. I liked it but, you know, what the hell. ( Thank you Ray Wylie. ) So, I changed the cover and voila, more traffic. Thank you kind Redditor troll. Click-through traffic to my site increased ten-fold when I put a blonde woman ([…]

D’oh! Geez, I am a rookie, making rookie mistakes. Last week, I posted the wrong file to Kindle for publishing of Libertas… Also, I received a VERY detailed review/edit of the manuscript today that contains several additional corrections. If you are reading the version I posted last week, and want a free Kindle download, send[…]

I hope this missive finds you all well and joyful despite a cold and frosty start to a bright future. Libertas is here and It is FREE for a few more days! Many thanks to everyone who read and edited the draft. Here is the direct link to the Kindle version:  You can order a paperback from[…]

The really close, just one more, almost final edits to Libertas are complete. Printed ARC versions (Advanced Reader Copy) have been ordered. Three-hundred and four pages of entertainment. IMHO. If you are interested in receiving a printed ARC copy, they are limited, send me a note. I can also send a PDF or ePub (digital)[…]

Welcome and thank you for visiting my new web site. I decided to revamp the web site in anticipation of completing the Morningstar trilogy. In addition to completing the draft of Libertas, I will be commenting on the the dozens of books I read this past year. And, maybe, and occasional movie or television review.[…]