‘Re-Designing’ the Darkness: Unveiling the First New Cover
‘Design of Darkness’ Re-Designed As you’ve probably gathered by now, my epic fantasy series The Tides That Reign is undergoing a rebranding in anticipation of my Kickstarter campaign. Along with other goodies, the main signifier of these self-published new editions will be their gorgeous new covers, illustrated by the wonderful Maria Areta, who created all…
Wrapping Up 2025
Highlights Well, 2025 is finally, and unbelievably, drawing to a close. What a year it has been – filled with the lowest of lows and some really good highs. To start off with, I had an incredible experience running my first ever Kickstarter campaign! My dark, coming-of-age novel, Of Chaos and Eternal Night successfully funded…
Design of Darkness Wins Hidden Gem Award
The Indie Fantasy Club Awards Design of Darkness has won a ‘Hidden Gem Award’ from the Indie Fantasy Club (IFC)! This is a fledgling award launched this year by the creator of the Indie Fantasy Club channel on YouTube. Given to books that meet a standard set of criteria, the award matches the IFC rating…
Autumn Aspirations: a progress report
The Tides That Reign With the end of 2025 fast approaching, it’s time to give some updates on the various projects I’ve got in the works. The big one, of course, is the upcoming The Tides That Reign rebrand Kickstarter! At the time of writing this newsletter, my pre-launch page is sitting at 48 followers!…
New Kickstarter: Re-Launching the ‘Tides’
I am pleased to announce that my beloved epic ‘The Tides That Reign’ will be re-launching this coming spring with a Kickstarter for new ‘Author Preferred Editions.’ This re-launch not only includes all-new covers for the series, but gives me the chance to present the books in a cohesive visual style that more closely aligns…
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