Behind The Scenes: Hot Stuff – Creating Kasai

I’ve recounted the story behind the creation of my Femme Fatale universe countless times and in several places on this website, but today I thought it would be fun to dip into a little Behind The Scenes regarding the creation of one of the main characters from that series.  The character of Samantha Jayne, the…

An interview with author Steve Ross

Greetings to all of Jon’s readers and friends! I haven’t been here for a while as something that Jon and I have discovered is the more we write, the more administrative work we have to do, and that stuff piles up! Marketing, website maintenance, newsletters, social media, interviews…it all adds up to a time-consuming schedule.…

The ‘Other’ Songbird Characters

When I started writing HUNTERS, I knew that ‘The Ballad of the Songbird‘ was going to be a story that embraced an ensemble cast. I wanted to tell a tale that pulled on multiple strands, weaving them slowly into a cohesive storyline.  I knew that Gayle, my main protagonist, was going to be London-based at…

Polishing the TEPRIS PRESS Crystal Ball AKA Where we go from here! *updated 23/02/24*

I thought it was about time I brought you guys up to date with what I’ve been working on, and what my provisional release schedule is looking like moving forward. It’s laid out in timeline order by year and quarter. As this is a ‘Tepris Press‘ crystal ball, I’ll also put in here the things…

AND THE WINNER IS…ME!

Okay, so the image above kinda buries the lead a little here, but I had to shout about it a little didn’t I? It’s been a good month for Tepris Press. As you can see from the image above…I won a thing!  YAY!  More on that in a moment, but first let’s talk about some…

‘They Walk Among Us’ – Malarky’s ImaginOmnibus – A Review…of Sorts

Imagine. I like that word.  It works so well in the context of what I’m about to tell you. Imagine, for just a moment, that you’re spending most of your free time trying to pursue something that has become a passion to you. Imagine, you’re doing okay at it but sometimes it’s a struggle to…

Do I have a PLOT or a STORY?

I had very much intended to launch Book 3 of the Songbird saga this spring.  As you may have noticed…that didn’t happen. There’s a reason for that, and I’ll tell you why. It has much to do with the title of this BlogPost. I started work on TOOTH & CLAW while I was still prepping…

Arcane – League of Legends – Why it’s a masterpiece of animation.

Ever feel like you’re late to the party? Do you ever regret not coming on board with something when it first becomes popular? Welcome to my world! Arcane was released to Netflix in 2021 and I remember at the time hearing good things about it. A rash of Cosplay images flitted through my Instagram, mostly…