Winter: Season of Mixed Emotions

I’ve been happy. I think old age has something to do with it because I’ve made a point to step away from drama, pick my fights if any, and vanish into the worlds I write. There’s just something about living … Continue reading →

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Dec 19, 2025
Character Studies

I remember one time a group of us bloggers did a tour and with our characters breaking the 4th wall. They’d step out of their environment and pretend talk to you, or we’d interview them. It was really fun. Author … Continue reading →

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Nov 23, 2025
Remember the typewriter?

Sometimes when I write, I’m not really thinking, the words just spill out. Often times that is cause for deletion. I remember in the old typewriter days, it meant ripping the paper out and starting over. If the paragraph was … Continue reading →

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Nov 11, 2025
Sharing the Hard times: Like it or not

FYI oftentimes my humor is a bit subtle. Know that while reading my blog posts you’re welcome to laugh! I hope this finds you all well! Last night I had a few hours to write and so I started a … Continue reading →

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Nov 04, 2025
Tricks, Treats, and toasts

When I was little Halloween was my second favorite holiday. (Christmas the first). I grew up in southern California and autumn was never much of a seasonal change, although fall colors were in all the catalogues and an occasional, colorful … Continue...

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Oct 31, 2025
The Heroes Journey

When I first started my journey of learning how to write, I took many classes and workshops and even had a mentor who went over my first draft of my first finished novel and red lettered it to pieces. After … Continue reading →

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Oct 28, 2025

Brandon Sanderson never ceases to amaze me with his complicated magic systems and his world building! Its all I can do to keep up. I mean, the man is a genius in his own right and I wonder just how … Continue reading →

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Oct 24, 2025
A Bitter Sweet Goodbye

It's not just the last 36 hours to a fabulous campaign. It's me saying goodbye to a world I've loved for a few years now. Continue reading →

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Oct 01, 2025
Last Chance for the Special Leather Editions

This will be the last Sword of Cho Nisi campaign. I will probably not be writing another book in the series, so I just wanted to give you a little taste of what’s in the books. There are 6 in … Continue reading →

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Sep 26, 2025
New BOOK RELEASE

Adventure Fantasy Book ReleasePosted on May 31, 2025 by D.L. GardnerIt’s been a while since I launched a new book! I’ve been spending my time creating special editions. Leather, gold stamp, textured dust jackets, illustrations, short stories to...

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Jun 04, 2025
Ending soon!

Last 68 hours for this leather limited edition. This will be the only time this edition is available.Pledge Now!Thread of a Spider is a historical fantasy that weaves history and Irish myth together to tell a story of two teenage siblings caught in a...

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Sep 24, 2024
Sword of Cho Nisi's last week

Click Here!Greetings!I hope this finds you well.As you probably know, the Kickstarter for the leather bound special edition of Sword of Cho Nisi Rise of the Tobian Princess is coming to its last week. If you haven't take a look, please do. There are...

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Apr 29, 2024
Tales of Wonder

Hello all.I just wanted to give you a heads up that my collection of short stories is live! The  saddle stitch book is on sale for the first 24 hours- that means today until midnight - and the hardcover I've been working long and...

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Jan 02, 2024
New Campaign Scheduled for January

Since I won't be launching Sword of Cho Nisi Special Edition until spring, I'm doing the January 100 special that Kickstarter puts on with a cute little saddle-stitch book offered to 100 backers. This book is a collection of 3 short stories *unless w...

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Dec 22, 2023