Naming your book can be harder than naming your first born. For a child, you can go to sites like Behind the Name or Baby Names; but besides the occasional random title generator you might stumble upon, there is no easy way to slap a good title to your writing. This is the… Continue reading A Writer’s Quick and Painless Guide to Naming a Book
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Brittle Postcard Giveaway
As of today, there are THIRTY postcards left! The next thirty people to pre-order Brittle OR request their library get a copy can email me at author.overmyer@gmail.com with proof of purchase (and a US or Canada mailing address) to receive a promotional postcard. I *believe* the postcards are going to feature the cover art (I'm… Continue reading Brittle Postcard Giveaway
5 Simple Lessons Tolkien’s The Hobbit Taught Me About Life
#1 – Wealth isn’t something you can depend on to make all your problems go away Thorin had a whole cavern of priceless treasure, and yet, in the end, it could not save him from the fate of every man and dwarf who had come before him and would come after him. The Bible tells… Continue reading 5 Simple Lessons Tolkien’s The Hobbit Taught Me About Life
Brittle Preorder Incentives: Secure Your Gift Now by Preordering Today
ALL PREORDER INCENTIVES HAVE BEEN CLAIMED! UPDATE (10/17/23): As of today, all incentives have been shipped. If you heard from me after preordering, keep an eye on your mailbox! ANOTHER PREORDER GIVEAWAY - CLICK HERE! Interested in reading my new fantasy novel? Want some free gifts for preordering it? Keep reading! After the murder of… Continue reading Brittle Preorder Incentives: Secure Your Gift Now by Preordering Today
Looking for Advance Readers
After the murder of her father – which no one but her believes happened – Verve just wants to hold her family together and take on the role of provider. Unfortunately, a cruel fae lord believes she knows the location of an ancient magical weapon and steals her away to Letorheas, realm of the fairies.… Continue reading Looking for Advance Readers
Favorite Christmas Presents: 2022 Edition
This isn't a Christmas gift, per se. To celebrate wrapping up The Goblets Immortal trilogy with Death's Key (out now from Flame Tree Press), I decided to splurge and get some some Tolkien books...and some cool bookends to hold them in place (from Etsy.) Which book from this fab stack should I read first? I've… Continue reading Favorite Christmas Presents: 2022 Edition
Where Can You Find Fantastic Food? In Literature, Good Friend!
Empanadas that look a bit like pasties, which I would like you to pretend they are. One of the most fun details to read about in fiction, for me at least, is food and how it's prepared (this is probably because I enjoy cooking a bit myself.) It adds a bit of realism to what… Continue reading Where Can You Find Fantastic Food? In Literature, Good Friend!
Death’s Key Has a Cover and It is HERE!
The wait is over. Here is the cover for book three in The Goblets Immortal trilogy: Death's Key Cover Years after the Circle disbanded, Meraude builds an army to rid the land of mortals, wizards, and anyone she cannot control. The Goblets Immortal and the throne of Inohaim Tower soon will be hers! But there… Continue reading Death’s Key Has a Cover and It is HERE!
Pre-Order Incentives for Death’s Key
11/4/22: As of today, there are eight pre-order incentives left. I'll try to keep this up-to-date. DEATH'S KEY cover From what I understand, Death's Key (The Goblets Immortal 3) is slated to come out November 15, 2022! And, as usual, I am offering pre-order incentives (US mailing addresses only--sorry!) to the first 20 people (18… Continue reading Pre-Order Incentives for Death’s Key
2022 and a Lack of Scheduling
Well, I did it. I managed to post a blog post every Friday of 2021--go, me. This year, however, might be a tad different. Just a heads up: I might only be posting occasionally. Or I might post every week. Or a few times a week. 2022 is the year of no blogging schedule. I… Continue reading 2022 and a Lack of Scheduling
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