You would do well to know, Marcus, that irritating a better swordsman than yourself is a good way to end up dead.

I don't write fantasy; I write historical novels about an imaginary place.

Jigsaw Lady is the working title of a science fiction novel I've had in my head for darn near 15 years. I think I'll start work on it next year (in all my spare time) but I'd like to get it finished some day.

The past can be a terrible weight bound to you by an unbreakable chain. You can drag it with you, forever looking over your shoulder at what holds you back. Or you can let it go and move forward. It’s your choice.

You can't succeed unless you're willing to risk failure

A hero is someone who simply got too frightened to use his good sense and run away, then somehow lived through it all.

If you're going to risk dying, there's no sense doing it wet, cold and hungry unless absolutely necessary.