Category Archives: Fantasy

Drawing from The Unexpected Traveler—Grazing Sheep

Posted on December 5, 2011 by dave

Here’s an image from The Unexpected Traveler and the text it illustrates. For more information, see the project page.      We circled a field where three other dragons waited. I was unceremoniously deposited: the great talons parted the moment I touched … Continue reading →

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Broom Books Repriced at 99¢ on Kindle!

Posted on September 8, 2011 by dave

Following the latest trend, I’ve priced the three Story of the Great American Flying Broomstick books (Genesis, The Missing Wand, and Fog at the Crossroads) at the lowest price Amazon allows: 99¢! Lots of authors of great books are doing … Continue reading →

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Broom 1 Fantasy Novel Earns 5-Star Review on Kindle

Posted on September 8, 2011 by dave

Take a look at the Kindle edition of “The Story of the Great American Flying Broomstick!” It’s earned a glowing review, which I quote here, written by R.M. Putnam, author of the Destiny’s Warriors Series: I approached this book thinking, … Continue reading →

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Brett Pfister doing maps for The Unexpected Traveler

Posted on September 6, 2011 by dave

Brett Pfister of Mind’s Eye Productions has signed on to do the maps for the various lands in my new fantasy novel, The Unexpected Traveler. The picture above gives you an idea of his incredible capabilities. As he gets further … Continue reading →

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The Unexpected Traveler progresses

Posted on September 6, 2011 by dave

I’m hard at work finalizing the first draft of The Unexpected Traveler, my new fantasy novel. It goes well beyond the limits explored by the flying broomstick series and enters its own fantasy world. This project excites me! It will … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Eragon

Posted on November 18, 2010 by dave

Well, as part of writing TUT I’m taking a look at modern fantasy writing, and certainly the Eragon “Inheritance Cycle” books are popular. I read Eragon (first book) and expressed some frustration and yet admiration in this post. The next … Continue reading →

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Help me make my next novel better!

Posted on November 13, 2010 by dave

[As of Dec 6, 2011, I'm going into the first stages of production, so the comment period is now closed. My many thanks for the comments received!] As I’ve noted in other posts, I’m hard at work on a new … Continue reading →

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Sacrifices! What we do for art! More archery research

Posted on May 21, 2010 by dave

They say (whoever ‘they’ are) that one should write about what one knows about. Okay, fair enough. My new fantasy novel, The Unexpected Traveler, involves longbows. I’d never shot a longbow. As can be seen in another post (here) I … Continue reading →

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Archery Research for The Unexpected Traveler

Posted on April 22, 2010 by dave

It’s hard to write about something I’ve never tried. The Unexpected Traveler, my new fantasy, uses archery and swordplay as primary weapons of war. Not having fired a bow before, I borrowed this one and got 30 minutes of instruction. … Continue reading →

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Diehard Fan Loves Flying Broomstick Series

Posted on January 25, 2010 by dave

It’s nice to get fan mail. I guess it’s the best part of being an author—learning that other people get as much fun out of the books as I had writing them. Here’s a comment from Chelsey, a young man … Continue reading →

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