This blog post was published on and may be out of date. Visit starshipsmage.com for current information on the Starship's Mage universe. So, sometime this morning my muse got her whips out. I wrote 5,660 words today, which is definitely in my top three writing days ever. (I don't think it's my absolute best day, but I only really have a record of word counts per day for this year). So, at 23,531 words, Starship's Mage Episode 4 is complete! I'll be editing it for about a week, and ... Read more »
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When Words Collide 2014
This past weekend my wife and I attended the When Words Collide writer's festival here in Calgary, Alberta. (Website is already starting to show the details for next year!) I'll admit to not having a lot of experience with conventions. I've attended exactly two in my entire life - ShevaCon 2005 and World Fantasy Con 2008 when it was here in Calgary. That said, I found that the WWC Festival was extremely well put together - there was none of the confusion over space, badges, panels or ... Read more »
Starship’s Mage Milestones and Updates
This blog post was published on and may be out of date. Visit starshipsmage.com for current information on the Starship's Mage universe. It's been a busy month with work and school (I've started a new certificate program to keep up my education requirements for my designation), so things have been a little quite around here. The Starship's Mage sequence passed a couple of milestones in July though, and I thought I would point them out. The sequence in total has now sold over 2,000 ... Read more »
Starship’s Mage Episode 3 now on iTunes
And our final major retailer snuck in a few weeks late, but still unforgotten! Starship's Mage Episode 3 is now available on iTunes to round out the set! Happy reading! ... Read more »
Reflections on a Half-Complete Experiment
This blog post was published on and may be out of date. Visit starshipsmage.com for current information on the Starship's Mage universe. The whole Starship’s Mage project began sometime in fall of last year. It was, from the beginning, an experiment in two things: structure and self-publishing. Now that I’m sitting at the half-way point, with three of five Episodes published, I figure it’s a good time to look back at why we got here and how it’s succeeding so far. 1) Structure. My ... Read more »
Starship’s Mage Episode 3 Released!
Since all of the editing was already done, I didn't see a reason to wait a day to release Starship's Mage: Episode 3 after my cover artist got me the cover. The crew of the Blue Jay saved Ship’s Mage Damien Montgomery from a horrific punishment on the orders of a Hand of the Mage King of Mars. Wanted as criminals, they seek sanctuary in the UnArcana worlds. When the Captain is offered a contract by the secret enemies of the Mage King, Damien must ask himself: how far can a Mage trust ... Read more »