@ReallyRadley I'm glad readers are careful to differentiate me from characters in my books. I'd hate for people to think I would say some of the reprehensible dreck they say! Oh... Never mind. We do live now, don't we?

@ihidemyrealname Thank you! I agree, mostly--but do feel this book asked more of readers. There's a level of difficulty to the framing, both the introduction of the device, and then later as well. I hoped readers would trust me enough by now to enjoy it--and reread someday to understand more. :)

My brilliant, award-winningest narrator of all time, Simon Vance lost nearly everything in the California fires. As they rebuild, I'd guess he and his wife could use words of encouragement as much as donations. See more at

@srosenquist324 @IvantheShrimp Thank you. And, of course, Kobolds FTW.

@IvantheShrimp I did Google it after answering your question. Early MTG lore seemed a thin afterthought...? (Maybe I'm wrong, again, a quick take.) I hope and expect that the lore has taken on depth since I last gave it a look! Wish them continued success, for sure. And have loved the art!

RT @DylanoA4: J. R. R. Tolkien on his friend, C. S. Lewis encourage your friends

I felt this way. Still do, many books later. The only treatment is to get writing. There are no downsides. Failures will come. So? Failure only says: "Not THIS." Either your skills or choices didn't align with your passion. Both are fixable! Don't despair. Don't give up. Learn.

@L_exTalionis Thank you! The squad interactions were honestly some of the most fun to write, and I'm glad I captured the spirit.

@excelweepsheet A little personal homage to a town I loved. :)

RT @ReallyRadley: @BrentWeeks

@JeffBezos Searching for real items on Amazon has gotten so inefficient, with the SEO optimizers and the garbage reviews so thick, the site is reaching a tipping point for me. It's wasting my time. Have you tried any niche searches yourself recently?

@MuseZack By "European visitors," you mean young Alexis de Tocqueville, right? He deserves a name check, because he had many other brilliant observations about this weird new people, too. And he published Democracy In America at age 30!

@ItsJayMysterio lol, literally. A much-appreciated use of this gif. Thanks, a real up on a down day. :) Dang. You just gave me a reason to visit social media. How dare you?

@BaneofallFools No problem. Didn't mean to be short. I'm sleep-deprived and coming down with a cold, so not at my best. Apologies!

@BaneofallFools Well, sign up for the newsletter to get 1 to 4 entertaining emails a year with all the deets. I’m 200-some thousand words in (twice as long as a normal novel), know where I’m going, and expect it to still be a while. Done when I’m proud of it.