The final book in the Siana’s War Trilogy, The Dreamer and the Dancer, is now published through Kindle and available on Amazon: This is the end of a long journey! I started brainstorming Siana’s War (book one) in 2003, based on some ideas gleaned from my childhood writings. I wrote Siana’s War and Princess of […]
The sequel to Siana’s War (published in 2022 through Amazon) is now published and available for purchase! View or purchase the sequel Princess of Time on Amazon Like Siana’s War, Princess of Time was written some time ago. My feelings about publishing the remainder of the series changed instantly when book one went live in […]
I’ve been to two writing conferences (the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Association conferences in 2016 and 2017) but I’ve never done a “public-facing” event as an author. The first time will be on December 9th, 2023 at the first (ever) Downtown Issaquah Association Author’s Fair at the Issaquah Library. Having not done this kind of thing […]
So the big and obvious news is Siana’s War is published, or more accurately put Volume One of my Siana trilogy in published. It is available for purchase here: Siana’s War Kindle ebook version: https://rb.gy/lejrdpSiana’s War paperback version: https://rb.gy/z0s8m3 I am really excited to share a story that has been a huge part of my life for […]
During the process of tightening up Siana’s War for publication I went on a crusade to eradicate what I came to call “junk phrases”–phrases which added nothing to the prose but increased the overall word count of already long novel. Once I identified a new junk phrase, I was generally chagrined to discover how frequently […]
As a writer I’ve hit a milestone: my first fiction publication (pending with Kindle as the image shows). So at this milestone, I’ll pause to summarize the journey (so far). Siana as a character was once Eolia, part of my imaginative life circa age 13. She wasn’t the most significant of my childhood writing ideas. […]
Disclaimer for this blog: I am not making any declarative statements about what the State of Washington or the US Government should have done or should be doing. One of my goals in writing this blog is to promote looking at pandemic issues from a different perspective. So here’s today’s “thought experiment”: In looking at […]
You see a fair amount of signs on storefronts and in community spaces “we’re in this together.” The sentiment that we’ll get through difficult times because we are fellow community members, or citizens, or Americans is a great sentiment. I’m not going to put it down. But it’s also not going to be true unless […]
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve blogged about the pandemic. My past blogs were pretty focused. This blog is more a general “check-in” with the current state of affairs, first and foremost here in Washington state where I live. But the situation is the same many other places in America. The regular media (mainstream […]
Who remembers Covid-92? That was my first year of being a working musician full-time, teaching guitar and playing clubs in the Seattle area in the genesis of the Grunge Era. I taught music off of cassette tapes. The internet was mostly text, message boards, and free nets. When Covid struck, there were arguments, confusion and […]
Lifelong musician, guitar teacher, hiker, Lovecraft enthusiast, fantasy author. You can email me: director at issaquahlessons.com