Mexican Gothic: Cover reveal
Mexican Gothic has a cover reveal and sample chapter over at Entertainment Weekly. In brief: A 1950s socialite journeys to an isolated mansion in the Mexican countryside to figure out what happened…
Shell, jade, obsidian and other stones left in an offering to a dead king. Traces of cinnabar remain on some of the times. From Nakum, Guatemala. Late Classic period.
Tell It How It Is
This essay first appeared in SFX magazine. There is a well-known nugget of advice for writers: show, don’t tell. This is an incomplete notion: show, don’t tell… unless telling is…
Book fire sale
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Typewriter, photo Pixabay
Gods of Jade and Shadow? The Sequel?
In the past few weeks since the release of Gods of Jade and Shadow I've received a number of messages (one every few days) asking if there would be a…
Horned Owl, by Monarobot.
The owls and other animals
Gods of Jade and Shadow will be out in four months and it's time for another post about the book. This time, it comes with a handy dandy illustration by…
Mural at Bonampak. Musicians and dancers.
Welcome to Xibalba
To the pre-Columbian K'iche' people Xibalba, the Place of Fear, was an underground kingdom which was ruled by several underworld lords who were responsible for inflicting illnesses and deaths. In…