Author: Fred
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Talking ‘Gold and Fire’ and other projects
Ahead of the release of “Dreams of Gold and Fire” on July 30, I had a chance to sit down with Stanley Wheeler to talk about the future of the series, among other things. In the interview, I share the journey to get here, a little about my creative process, what it’s like to work Read more
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Read a snippet of ‘Gold and Fire’
Today marked a huge milestone for me. I queried my first novel nearly 30 years ago. Today, my first published novel, “Dreams of Gold and Fire,” went up for pre-orders for the ebook version. In a few short weeks, I’ll actually hold the print version in my hands. Granted, I took about 10 years off Read more
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First peek behind the curtain of ‘Dreams’
With pre-orders beginning Friday for “Dreams of Gold and Fire,” I sat down with Raconteur Press to talk about the evolution of the book and the things that inspired me to write it. I also share just a little bit about potential future adventures of Aron and Doubloon. Below is just a little taste. You Read more
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Cover reveal: Dreams of Gold and Fire
Some 35 years ago, I created a young farm boy named Aron and a great golden dragon named Doubloon (well, he was Dabloon in those days, because kid me didn’t know the proper spelling) for the first short story that I ever felt comfortable submitting for publication. It was rejected, of course. Many times. I’ve Read more
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Coming Soon: Dreams and Dragons
I’m thrilled to announce that my first published book, “Dreams of Gold and Fire,” will be out very soon as part of Raconteur Press’ Fox Cub Adventure Club line, which is focused on adventure stories for young readers. The book tells the story of a boy and his dragon, suitable for ages 10-up, but not Read more
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Join me on Substack
All the cool writer kids seem to be doing it, so I have created my own Substack — Fred’s Rants. Yes, mom, I would jump off the cliff. While I will talk a little about my stories over there, I won’t beat you over the head with it. I envision it as a place where Read more
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Riding the roller coaster
Things can change in a hurry. Life’s funny like that. I walked out of 2024 riding high. While work and personal life weren’t perhaps where I’d like them to be, when it came to my writing endeavors, I was absolutely on fire. Last year ended as, by far, the most successful I’ve had since I Read more
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Looking back, looking ahead
As we start 2025, let me begin by saying thank you to everyone out there who purchased one of the anthologies I was featured in or read one of my stories in 2024. While I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember, I became serious about trying to do something with it about Read more
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Share some Christmas magic
We’re only a couple of weeks away from Christmas. Hard to believe. If you’re like me, you probably still need a few gifts to go around (or all of them). If you happen to have a few readers on your nice list who’d be interested in goblin tricks, wild west mages, alien orphans, or rednecks Read more
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What will you find in the Goblin Bazaar?
