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Hey all, Robin here. While a bit later than expected, Michael and I are now back in Luray for a bit. Hurricane season starts on June 1st in the Florida keys. It’s supposed to be a mild season this year due to a combination of developing El Niño conditions and extensive Saharan dust outbreaks. Fingers … Read more

In Celtic mythology, the Tuatha Dé Danann are associated with the Sidhe (shee) or faerie people. They are ruled by two courts, the Seelie (nice) and the Unseelie (not so nice) faeries. Legend holds that at night, at special times of the year, the Seelie Court rides. They are kings, queens, druids, bards, warriors, heroes, … Read more

 Hey all, Robin here. I have a very important announcement for you regarding Michael’s stories, Tim Gerard Reynolds, and consuming titles on the Audible platform. This is going to be a bit long winded, so I’ll do a TL:DR version: If you enjoy Michael’s stories, and you like Tim’s narration, and if you use Audible.com – … Read more

I started this blog on January 9th 2009. My wife, agent, editor, and publicist insisted I start writing one as a means of helping potential readers discover my work.   “What should I write about?” I had asked her.  “Doesn’t matter,” she replied. “Write about anything. Write about your books, write about your day. Whatever. Just … Read more

I have a banana tree growing in my backyard. I didn’t plant it. The thing took root like a weed. Now it’s three feet tall with leaves like something you’d gather in your typical video survival game. I bring this up to illustrate how strange our new home is, at least how strange it is … Read more

Robin suspected that the Unbroken Kickstarter would break big – but it’s launch surpassed even her high expectations. On launch the data was coming in so fast, it was difficult to tell exactly how long it took to fund, but it was well under the first minute.  Here are some other stats: The $100K goal … Read more

Hey all Robin, here.  Well this project has been delayed a few times, but we are now just days away from launching Unbroken – an anthology like no other.  Well, that’s not quite true, it’s actually quite a bit like Unfettered, which was an anthology that was launched to help Shawn Speakman get out of … Read more

 Hey there Robin here. Recently, I’ve been working on some graphics for The Cycle, and while doing that I wanted to create something that could completely illustrate “The Elan Saga” – What I was looking for was something that visually explained individual series that were interconnected and how They Cycle ties them all together.  This … Read more

 Not too long ago, I was out on my front lawn smelling an old fence post and thinking what an odd job I have. I wasn’t limiting my sniffing to the fence. I also went about the property putting my nose to the bark of trees, and even a bush. Luckily, this was when I … Read more

On September 27th, 2024 I posted about the Cycle Project. As it has been a while, allow me to refresh your memory. I never intended to write anymore stories in the world of Elan except the original six novels of the Riyria Revelations. I felt the ending was satisfying for those who like complete endings—not … Read more