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Meet Rachael Gordon
I just finished the first draft of the second Parata Occult Mystery book, tentatively titled The Betrayed. In honor of this occasion, I thought I’d introduce you to one of my favorite new recurring characters, Rev’s new partner, Rae: New Orleans, Louisiana: 12:49 PM, Sunday, October 14th, 1984 I sat at a worn table in […]
R’lyehian Chants in The Artifact
One of the things that occurs a lot towards the end of The Artifact is that Rev finds himself in black rituals, where cultists gather and intone in guttural, alien languages while they attempt to tap into unknowable energies. So there are sections where Rev’s ears are assaulted with phrases like this: Nafl mnahn’ ah r’luh, llll […]
Confession time
I need to admit something to those of you who have read Desolation: I wrote an epilogue that I removed from the book before I published it. Why? Because it pretty drastically changes the ending, and I’m not sure I like it. Anyway, it goes without saying that spoilers will now follow, as I’ve included the epilogue below. If you’ve […]
The House in the Swamp
As I’ve mentioned in various places, I’ve taken some of the research for the Parata books to an extreme, using real locations and actual Lovecraftian lore wherever I could. As an example, here’s an excerpt of a house Rev investigates as he hunts for the Jar of Nephren-Ka. Below the excerpt, you’ll find the floorplan for […]
Wait, that’s real?
One of the things I’ve been asked a few times about Desolation is if the ‘tricks’ Will used to solve the problems in the book are real. My answer is always ‘Yes!’ One of the things I like most is when I’m reading a novel and learning actual facts at the same time. It’s the only reason I read […]
Rev Parata – Concept Art
So, I’ve been trying for many months now to create concept art for Rev, the protagonist of my new novel series, using AI tools. I’m really just doing this as an excuse to learn the tools, since the legality of AI art on book covers is a bit nebulous. If you are unfamiliar with AI art, basically, you feed the program a […]
Desolation – Behind the Scenes
One of the things I’ve gotten a lot of comments on in my novels is the descriptiveness of my writing. While I’d love to take all the credit for this, the truth is I use a little trick: Wherever possible, I use real locations, and simply describe what it actually looks like. In cases where […]
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