by erictknight | Nov 28, 2017 | action and adventure, Americana, Arizona history, bandits, Colt .44, comedy, cowboys, creative writing, drama, fiction, gun fight, horses, humor, novels, Old West, pulp fiction, roping, serial fiction, suspense, thriller, Uncategorized, writing
Drum roll please… Ladies and gentlemen, may I present a sneak peek at the next installment of the Lone Wolf Howls series. It begins, predictably enough, with Ace getting himself into trouble yet again. (Trouble does seem to follow him, doesn’t it?) The...
by erictknight | Sep 15, 2017 | autobiography, creative writing, epic fantasy, epic fantasy series, fantasy fiction, fantasy novel, fantasy series, fiction, novels, writing
So I spent almost 30 years doing the “traditional” writer thing: turn out a book every few years. Spend a crapload of time writing and re-writing my query letter. Submit said letter and sample chapters to various agents and editors. Wait months for a form...
by erictknight | Aug 25, 2017 | action and adventure, action thriller, Coming of Age, creative writing, drama, epic fantasy, epic fantasy series, fantasy, fantasy fiction, fantasy novel, fantasy series, fiction, suspense, Young Adult
Chaos and Retribution, that is. Yep, book 2 of my new fantasy series, Sky Touched, just came out a couple of days ago. It continues the stories of Fen, Aislin and Karliss, three young people with the powers of Stone, Sea and Sky. They’ve done some growing up...
by erictknight | Aug 4, 2017 | creative writing, drama, epic fantasy, epic fantasy series, fantasy fiction, fantasy novel, fantasy series, fiction, suspense, thriller, writing
Right now I’m reading The Goldfinch. It came highly recommended to me by a friend who has generally steered me toward quality books. (Which means he makes me read something besides brain candy sometimes.) It won a Pulitzer Prize. It’s sold a boatload of copies. So I...
by erictknight | Jan 18, 2017 | action and adventure, action thriller, Americana, Arizona history, comedy, cowboys, creative writing, drama, humor, Old West, pulp fiction, serial fiction, suspense, writing
Doc waves goodbye as the wagon pulls out of town, Lou driving, me on the seat next to him—uh, her. That’s an idea that’s going to take some getting used to. I take a sideways peek at Lou, trying to see what Doc sees. I don’t know. Maybe Doc is wrong on this...
by erictknight | Jan 17, 2017 | action and adventure, action thriller, Americana, Arizona history, comedy, cowboys, creative writing, drama, humor, Old West, pulp fiction, serial fiction, suspense, writing
“Is this the feller you were talking about? He don’t look like much to me.” “He’s looked better, I allow.” The words come from far away and through a haze of pain. My head feels like a team of men have been at work inside it with pickaxes. I try to swallow, but my...
