An Asylum for Writers of Speculative Fiction

SUBSCRIPTION E-BOOKS

• Ream subscribers' entryway to my private library.
• Patreon subscribers' entryway to my private library.

Snowfall (The Three Lands: Empty Dagger Hand #4). "'I don't know what to do. I'm in the power of a very wicked man, who is fighting to keep me under his control. And I'm trying to help a very good man, but I don't know how.'" ¶ Can a young man of peace find a role within an army? ¶ Now serving as one of the most important soldiers in the Great Peninsula, Dolan's life has switched to a different type of work than he is used to doing. ¶ But he will need all his old subtlety if he is to meet the challenges ahead of him. ¶ Novella. Tags: historical speculative fiction (secondary world, late antiquity), soldiers, ranks, war, danger, loyalty, friendship, spirituality, compassion, queer characters, Brown protagonist, new adult protagonist. Read the beginning online. You don't need to have read other stories in the series to understand this story. Latest installment:

• Chapters 6–11: As Dolan tries to escape from a closing trap, he must negotiate a delicate visit and find a way to help a friend.

ONLINE WRITINGS

Tempestuous Tours (Crossing Worlds: A Visitor's Guide to the Three Lands #2). A whirlwind tour of the sites in the Three Lands that are most steeped in history, culture, and the occasional pickpocket. ¶ Latest installment:

• Tour of Lower Straits Port and the Capital of Daxis.

My writing and other daily-life activities in February.

NEWS

I'm sorry about the very late posting this month. My laptop has been having problems that are not yet fully resolved (it has taken me six hours so far today to post this update), but I've at least reached the point where I can upload stories again.

I'm continuing to be slowed down by health issues too, so with great regret, I'm going to have to put on hold Storyteller, the serial of mine that is most time-consuming to prepare. I apologize to those of you who have just started reading that series.

On the other hand, I'm farther ahead with Tempestuous Tours than I expected to be at this point - I've completed the writing of it - and so I'll be able to post installments of that serial more frequently.

There are no changes to my schedule for the monthly serialization of Empty Dagger Hand. In fact, I'll soon have Chronicles of the Great Peninsula novel serializations queued up to the end of 2027!

No grand promises about other stories I'll work on this year, since my health is still rocky, but I do have a Death Mask side story at the editing stage right now.

I'll be back in early May to post my update for that month.