It’s no secret that I’ve been heavily influenced by Lost, along with other TV shows and movies by J.J. Abrams. I think the man is a genius, and I love everything he does. In this talk he gave at TED, Abrams explains a fundamental philosophy that exists in every story he tells: the mystery box. In storytelling terms, the tenet [...]

“Endless Streets” by Andreas Rocha, of Portugal. Love the futuristic/noire vibe of this digital painting. Where do you suppose this street is located? What city? What year? How high up do those buildings go? What’s the rest of the city like? What sort of people live here, and what kinds of stories would they get caught up in?

People often ask me what it’s like to write a novel. Everyone I meet seems endlessly fascinated by the answers this question brings. There’s the logistic side of it, of course — the back-and-forth work with your editor and publisher, where the finished product is hammered out via collaboration. And then there’s the actual writing part of it. This is [...]

Once a week, I’ll bring you a personally-selected piece of media to inspire your creative juices. This will take the form of photos, original art, music, and more. I am very, very visual. Anyone who’s read my books knows just how much I rely on visuals to convey the action, characters, and even more subtle things like emotions and themes. [...]

Advanced Reading Copies, that is. Are you a journalist? Blogger? Book reviewer? Would you like an early copy of my new novel VIGILANTE, to review? Or maybe you’d be interested in interviewing yours truly about VIGILANTE, but would like to take a look at the book before we talk? You are exactly who ARCs are made for. Click here to [...]

It’s been quite some time since I gave you an update on what’s happening, and what’s to come. I regret this, but it couldn’t be helped. Today, I’m prepared to share with you what the future holds. 1) VIGILANTE My work on my sixth novel is complete. There’s still lots of publicity to do, but the story is finished, and [...]

My publisher just let me know this morning that Relentless has done so well as a free download at Amazon.com that they’ve arranged for it to be a free download at Barnes & Noble as well! And just like at Amazon, Fearless and Merciless are available as ebooks at discounted prices — just $5.50 each. This is such a great [...]

Nolan Gray is an elite soldier, skilled in all forms of combat. After years fighting on foreign battlefields, witnessing unspeakable evils and atrocities firsthand, a world-weary Nolan returns home to find it just as corrupt as the war zones. Everywhere he looks, there’s pain and cruelty. Society is being destroyed by wicked men who don’t care who they make suffer [...]