As I write this blog post, I am in Orlando, waiting for the start of my first Florida Writers Association annual convention, WritersCon 2022. Tonight, in front of a couple hundred industry professionals and authors, I will read an excerpt of Terror’s Sword for the first time. In fact, October has been a month of…

A week after many areas of Florida experienced heavy wind and flood damage from the incredibly destructive Hurricane Ian, things are beginning to return to normal for some residents. For others, it will take a long time to recover. Damage is staggering in scope, even in areas not directly battered by the monster storm. Downed…

As many people know, in the last several days, the gulf coast of Florida—where we live—took a devastating hit from Hurricane Ian. Fortunately, we sustained only minor damage compared to that experienced by many of our friends and neighbors. It will be some time before things get back to normal in many communities around Florida,…