Here's a portrait of our hero, Max. It was trickier than you might imagine putting Max's image on paper in such detail. After all, when you picture Elvis, do you picture "early Elvis" (e.g., young, skinny, iconoclast) or "late Elvis" (living legend, well fed, sequin jumpsuits....)?!?

By the end of The Fiend and the Forge, Max is no longer the young boy who rode a train in Chicago. Instead of an innocent twelve, Max is now a battle hardened sixteen or seventeen-year old who has seen more than most. I wanted to portray him at this stage as it's a more interesting phase to tackle by way of the eyes, posture, expression, etc. You can judge for yourself whether the portrait captures Max's essence, but I will say the process of creating these littl [...]
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...Rowan sends William Cooper. Here's a portrait of Rowan's Captain of the Red Branch and a sneak peek into the character guide that will be coming. Stay tuned!

Been a busy boy these past few weeks as I put Fiend to bed and embarked upon Book Four. These days, however, it's not enough for an author to simply write his books and hope they find an audience. An author has to promote them too, and that can take a variety of forms - anything from traditional book tours to school visits, websites, games, book trailers, blogging, etc.

This website is one of those initiatives and I'm happy to say that I'll be adding some new content soon. This will include a character guide so that visitors can see and learn about The Tapestry's major players (and some minor ones, too). Not all of The Tapestry editions are illustrated and thus many readers have never seen how I envis [...]
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