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Sniff, Sniff Adventure! 1

Nov

9

2018

Being a story of a beloved, if admittedly not terribly bright, minor character who may be familiar to you due to his adventures in The Curious Case of Miss Clementine Nimowitz and Her Exceedingly Tiny Dog, available in Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures (If you’d like to hear me read this story out loud, ...

Last Chance to Get Captain Ramos (for now) 3

Feb

28

2015

Sad news that I should have been clear about sooner: Musa Publishing, the small publisher that took on my steampunk mystery series, is closing down. Which means that my novellas will no longer be available. The good news is, that’s only for now. I’ve got plans on the horizon for the triumphant return and continuation of ...

Happy Book Day to Me! 5

Jan

9

2015

So… it’s a book! An anthology, more exactly, of the five Captain Ramos novellas. Just in time for more new novellas to come out. (Soon. Very soon.) I’ve been working on this for a while, coming up with some new material to go with the five novellas. And a title as ridiculous and awesome as ...

[Guest Post] Daniel Ausema on Steampunk

Dec

2

2014

When I talk to some people, the word steampunk conjures images of comedies of error and high society members speaking loftily of their exploits and adventures, the latest in airships and steam-cars and gossip. Nothing wrong with that, but it’s certainly far from encompassing the full breadth of the genre. Several years ago, on a ...

I wrote a story! The Heart-Beat Escapement (and a little bonus) 4

Apr

1

2014

I have a new story out today from Crossed Genres: The Heart-Beat Escapement Please read and enjoy! This story is one that went through a lot of drafts–nine in total. It started out about 1500 words longer than it is now. Something about the way Greensmith says but grates. “I already know that,” Owen snaps. ...

Octopodicon 2

Nov

6

2013

Octopodicon was my first every Steampunk convention, and I admit that I was kind of nervous. I absolutely love the steampunk aesthetic, but I am not a very fancy person myself. On of my life goals is to be a very dapper sir, but I prefer my dapperness to be a bit more… understated. Plus ...

[Octopodicon] Steampunk in Space 1

Nov

4

2013

As promised for any Octopodicon person who might wander by, here’s links to what we talked about during Steampunk in Space. Books/Comics Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel was recommended by a member of the class. Be warned, there’s a lot of flash on this site and it makes sounds. Airship Enterprise RPGs Space 1889 – Which has ...

It’s a cover! 4

Oct

15

2013

Yes, the next novella (and the last one for this year) now has a cover! I’m really pleased with how this one turned out, and had a lot of fun writing the novella. It’s coming soon–November 1! GET READY!

Available for Pre-Order: Blood in Elk Creek

Aug

27

2013

Coming 9/6/13: Blood in Elk Creek – This is the longest novella I’ve written to date – 36K words of adventure, mystery, and snark for Captain Ramos, Colonel Douglas, and a horse named Dolly. And if you’ve been wondering about the Infected, they’re coming for you now. I’m really excited to share this one with you guys and ...

A Murder and a Tiny Dog

Jun

14

2013

Marta spied a curved white shape under one of the little tables, thanks to the new angle of perspective. Curious, she bent to retrieve what turned out to be a china teacup, mate to the one Simms had found on the end table, a brown stain dried on its bottom and side. Marta took a ...

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