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The reference page. Series chronology from year minus thirty-one through Akron. Faction tree showing the Vatican, the Council, and the Ninth Circle. Character relationship chart. Open threads.
Timeline & Map Reference — World on Fire
The reference sheet I wished I'd had on my desk while drafting Raven's Rise — chronological reading order, the geography of Raven's Peak and the Council, and a relationship spine for paid members catching up.
What Kindle Unlimited Actually Pays (and Why It's Not the Point)
Kindle Unlimited pays about half a cent a page. Here is the real math, what a full series read earns, and why I stopped staring at the daily number.
Building a Text Adventure Game Engine From Scratch
The dungeon is the easy part. Building a text adventure game engine taught me the hard half is teaching the machine to listen to what players actually say.
Free this week: where the Reverend began
The Everett Exorcism is free through July 5 — the book that started World of Shadows.
The Everett Exorcism Is Free This Week — July 1 to 5
The Everett Exorcism — book one of my World of Shadows religious-horror series — is free on Kindle July 1 to 5, 2026. Grab the full novel.
The exorcist who lost his faith
The Everett Exorcism is free on Kindle for five days, July 1 to 5. Grab it before Saturday.
My Take on Writing a Long Series Without It Falling Apart
The hard part of a nine-book series is not writing nine books. It is making book seven remember what book two promised. Here is how I keep mine from collapsing.
The Apps I Build Alongside the Books
WhatSphere, DecodeGov, Swiss Army Dev — the tools and apps I build when I'm not writing novels. A short introduction to each.
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