Okay, I know I've been bad about updating this blog. Yes, it's true. I had planned on monthly updates, but not only did life and surgery...

I know it has been a while since I have shared an update, but that's because I was doing everything possible to wrap up Book 2 of The...

The Fun of Comic, Sci-Fi, and Pop Culture Conventions I love going to conventions! I'm not sure if I said that loud enough. I LOVE GOING...

Some authors are “Plotters.” They are what my eleventh grade lit teacher wanted every student to be: they outline their entire book...

It has been exactly one year since I became a published author. On the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve 2021 going into 2022, I...

I make no effort to hide the fact that The Sword and the Spark came out of an idea I had over a decade ago to blend Shakespeare’s Macbeth...

Yes, Virginia, there are authors who seek criticism. I am one of them. I would like to stress—emphatically—that the desire for criticism...

I see the question of prologues pop up quite frequently in discussions among writers and book readers. There are those who are adamantly...

Creating the art for the print and ebook editions of The Sword and the Spark

A look at how cinematic scores influenced the writing of The Sword and the Spark and Chapter 26 in particular.

This was delightfully unexpected! This weekend, the Independent Author Network announced that The Sword and the Spark is a 2022 Finalist...

Let me start by saying how incredibly delighted I am to have received a 5-Star Review from Readers’ Favorite, particularly since I...

Book 2 Is Taking Shape. Greetings and salutations, everyone! It’s progress report time! In other words, it is time to update my...

In this short story set during the events of The Sword and the Spark, two young Swords face their greatest challenge: their own hearts.

Greetings and Salutations. Welcome to the Worlds and Words of C.E. Groom!