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Find Me at RavenCon 2016

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Bill Blume

I’m speaking at this weekend’s RavenCon in Williamsburg. If you’re going, here’s my schedule for when and where you can find me. Friday, April 29 4 pm, The Depth of Your World Room 8 – Building a consistent world is … Continue reading →

Grumpy Dragon at the James River Writers Conference

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Bill Blume

This past weekend, Windsor, the Grumpy Dragon took over the Instagram feed for James River Writers during their annual conference. Despite some particularly grumpy moments, Windsor had a great time. He didn’t get to hang out with any other dragons, … Continue reading →

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Fangs God It’s Friday: Gidion Keep

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Bill Blume

I’ve been doing my Fangs God It’s Friday feature for more than a year now. I’ve highlighted vampires as famous as Dracula and as obscure as Una (the vampire villain in Vampires: Los Muertos). I’ve highlighted vampire hunters like Van … Continue reading →

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Book Release Party for Gidion’s Blood

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Bill Blume

Last night’s book release party for my new book Gidion’s Blood turned out great. Thanks to all those who turned out. Lots of books were sold and are hopefully being enjoyed this evening. My son got camera duties, and here … Continue reading →

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13 Things About Gidion Keep: Grumpy Dragon

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Bill Blume

1 Day to Go Earlier this year, I revealed how Zombie Walk, the Gidion Keep short story included in my short story collection The Deadlands: And Other Stories crossed over with another story in the collection. When so many different … Continue reading →

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13 Things About Gidion Keep: Page

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Bill Blume

2 Days to Go Many of the characters in my Gidion Keep series draw on a bit of reality, but none of them are actually based on real people. I just take small aspects of people I know and blend … Continue reading →

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13 Things About Gidion Keep: Music from the Book Trailers

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Bill Blume

3 Days to Go There are some places you don’t scrimp. When I decided to produce a book trailer for the first book in the Gidion Keep series, Gidion’s Hunt, my old publisher suggested I explore some of the free … Continue reading →

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13 Things About Gidion Keep: The Little Hearse

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Bill Blume

4 Days to Go When I started writing the Gidion Keep series, I didn’t get very far into the book before I needed to go car shopping. Not for me. No, Gidion needed a car, and this couldn’t be a … Continue reading →

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13 Things About Gidion Keep: Dad’s Playlist

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Bill Blume

5 Days to Go While my first Gidion Keep novel Gidion’s Hunt doesn’t make any secret about Gidion’s father having been a vampire hunter, the reader learns very little about what he was like when he hunted. Sure, we get … Continue reading →

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13 Things About Gidion Keep: Gidion’s Keep

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Bill Blume

6 Days to Go Social media is the devil. I marvel that writers once never needed to consider things like tweets, blog posts, and status updates. If I wasn’t a writer, there’s a good chance I’d never have bothered with … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: young adult series

Find Me at RavenCon 2016

Grumpy Dragon at the James River Writers Conference

Fangs God It’s Friday: Gidion Keep

Book Release Party for Gidion’s Blood

13 Things About Gidion Keep: Grumpy Dragon

13 Things About Gidion Keep: Page

13 Things About Gidion Keep: Music from the Book Trailers

13 Things About Gidion Keep: The Little Hearse

13 Things About Gidion Keep: Dad’s Playlist

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