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GHOST IN THE FLAMES – 5,000 copies

I am pleased and very grateful to report that as of January, GHOST IN THE FLAMES has sold over 5,000 copies. This is especially gratifying because of all my books, I tried the hardest to sell this one to a … Continue reading

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Reader Question Day #54 – THE GHOSTS, Sword & Sorceress, and writing advice

Danica asks: Any chance you will release the stories that appear in the Sword & Sorceress books into a book of shorts? Eventually the books will catch up to the short stories – at the end of the last book, … Continue reading

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the verisimilitude of violent women

Here’s an interesting post by thriller writer Seeley James about writing thriller novels with a female protagonist. I’ve given a great deal of thought to the same topic in writing THE GHOSTS, in particular for the fight scenes involving Caina. … Continue reading

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GHOST IN THE FLAMES – 3,000 copies

Cover image Copyright Nicholas Wave | iStockPhoto.com  September 2012 was my best sales month so far. It was also the month GHOST IN THE FLAMES passed 3,000 copies sold. Thanks, everyone! This is especially gratifying because I tried very, very … Continue reading

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Ghost in the Flames – 1,000 copies

This past week GHOST IN THE FLAMES, the second book in THE GHOSTS series, reached the milestone of 1,000 copies sold. Thank you, everyone! Since GHOST IN THE FLAMES got rejected around thirty-five or forty times, this is especially sweet. … Continue reading

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gender equity in fantasy fiction

I started editing “Soul of Serpents”, the sequel to Demonsouled and Soul of Tyrants, and I noticed something amusing. I have three male POV characters: Mazael Cravenlock, Lucan Mandragon, and Malavost. And I also have three female characters: Mazael’s sister … Continue reading

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Ghost in the Flames available now

“Ghost in the Flames”, the second Caina novel, is now available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. Click here to read the first chapter of “Ghost in the Flames.” -JM

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Ghost in the Flames: the blurb

The official book blurb for Caina’s next book, “Ghost in the Flames”: Caina is now a Ghost nightfighter, with the cunning of an elite spy and the skill of a master assassin. But this time, it might take more than … Continue reading

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Ghost in the Flames – the cover

Here’s the cover art for “Ghost in the Flames”: What do you think? -JM

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Caina meets Ark

In today’s excerpt from “Ghost in the Flames”, Caina meets Ark for the first time. “It is clear,” said Caina, ice in her voice, “that we shall have to exercise the utmost caution. The secrecy of your circle has been … Continue reading

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