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Final Masquerade Will Be Temporarily Unavailable

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Apr 282017
 

Last October, my short horror story “The Artist” was published in an anthology called Final Masquerade.

The publisher of Final Masquerade, Lycan Valley Press, has changed ownership. During this transition, all of their books, including Final Masquerade, will be temporarily unavailable.

Once the transition is complete, it will be available again. Once it is, I’ll update the links and make an announcement.

In the meantime, don’t forget to look forward to “Nightmare Stalker,” another one of my horror stories, which will be out this July as part of the Gods & Monsters line from The Book Smugglers.

And on the video game side of things, my work on Ascendants Hearts is going well, as are my other projects, such as the recently released Trials of Olympus III. Stay tuned!

Excited to Announce the Publication of “Nightmare Stalker” This Summer

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Mar 032017
 

I’m excited to announce that my horror story “Nightmare Stalker” has been chosen by Book Smugglers Publishing for publication as part of their Gods and Monsters theme.

“Nightmare Stalker” is the story of a young woman who returns to her family’s home and discovers a terrifying secret in their past.

As she reads old letters once sent to her great-grandfather, she learns the legend of a demon said to stalk people in their nightmares… and soon she fears she is the demon’s next victim.

I wrote the first draft of “Nightmare Stalker” quite a while ago… maybe 6 years ago? Since then, it’s undergone numerous edits, critiques, and revisions.

I’d like to thank everyone who helped me with it, with a special thank you for my mom, who translated some lines into German for me.

I hope you enjoy the finished story when it comes out… and I hope your nightmares remain demon-free.

Gods and Monsters is the Summer 2017 theme for The Book Smugglers, and we’re hoping to have “Nightmare Stalker” published in July. I’ll keep you updated!

NaNoRenO: NaNoWriMo for Visual Novels

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Mar 012017
 

You’ve probably heard of NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month where people challenge themselves to write 50,000 words in November, but have you heard of NaNoRenO?

NaNoRenO is basically NaNoWriMo for visual novels. It stands for……. well, it sounds a lot like “NaNoWriMo,” and the “Ren” refers to the visual novel software Ren’py. (And Ren’py comes from “Ren’ai,” a term sometimes used for Japanese dating sims.)

During NaNoRenO, developers challenge themselves to write an entire visual novel in the month of March. Many people work in groups so they can complete the entire visual novel. Consider it a cross between NaNoWriMo and a game jam.

I won’t be participating in NaNoRenO 2017 since I’m still working on projects like Ascendant Hearts (which just needs a little more help to reach its Kickstarter goal), but I might try it next year.

On the other hand, maybe I’ll use the concurrent IntRenAiMo (International Ren’ai Month) to finish up my writing for my current visual novel projects this March!

So, who here is participating in NaNoRenO or IntRenAiMo?

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