Greetings.

I want to start by thanking everyone who has reviewed either of my released books. I've received some very encouraging words from people I don't know personally over the last couple of weeks in reviews posted on Amazon or Goodreads, and they are noticed and very much appreciated.

My fantasy novel The Clock and the Candles releases on Saturday, and I wanted to write for a little while tonight about my thought process as I've placed stories in the science fiction or the fantasy genre. It mostly boils down to how much focus I want to place on the tech, or on the items with unusual abilities.

The Voided Man books are heavy on technology that may not fully exist yet, but which I've thought about a great deal and can describe in detail. And so, into the sci fi category they go, against a backdrop of deep space and the distant future and so on.

The Clock and the Candles books have technology as well, but it's lost tech that is poorly understood in some cases, and which may be actual magic in a few cases. I have some notions of how it might work, but they are less specific than the ideas I have in science fiction stories. And so, into the fantasy category they go, against a backdrop of kings and queens and swordplay and perhaps an elf or two.

What is consistent with my fiction in all genres is that it features decent people who try to do what they think is right in difficult circumstances. There is also always a lot of dialogue, always a love story somewhere in the mix, and always a scene or two that make me laugh, and that I hope my readers find amusing as well.

The one specific thing I'll say about new book is that I've gone into more detail with the bad guys this time. They're pretty awful. But that doesn't necessarily mean they can't be bested...

If you have enjoyed one or both of The Voided Man books, I think you'll enjoy The Clock and the Candles, even if you usually only read sci fi.

Thank you for taking an interest in my writing.