I went to an education summit here in Vernal, and the keynote speaker was Richard Paul Evans. He did some signings afterward, so I got to have a couple of my kids' books signed. They were ecstatic about that, of course.

The address he gave was pretty inspirational—I can see why he gets invited to speak so much. It was a neat experience.

So movies get to put deleted scenes on their DVDs, right? And scenes get deleted from books, too, right? Well, why not include deleted scenes from books, then? I've decided to do just that, and you can find them on the Free Stuff page. Deleted scenes from Reiyalindis are already up, and others will follow.

SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't read the book, you probably don't want to read the deleted scenes. They could give stuff away, plus they may not make sense if you don't know the story, you know? Read the book FIRST. You wouldn't want to watch deleted scenes from a movie before you see the movie, would you?

Anyway, I hope you enjoy them, and let me know what you think! Should they have been included in the book, or are they better off in the junk pile?

The Ashen Swarm is now available on the Kindle Store. It is priced the same as the ePub version at $5.99. However, if you happen to have already purchased the print version from Amazon, you can get the Kindle version for 99¢.

The Jackal Prophecy has been made available on the Amazon Kindle store. This is kind of an experiment, and if it goes will I might add other books as well.

As a few typos and other mistakes (which were clearly someone else's fault…) in The Ashen Swarm came to my attention recently, I have corrected them and created a new edition. The eBook is available already, but the print version will still take a couple of weeks to finalize. Just a few minor things…and one kinda major thing…but nothing worth getting a new copy over if you've already bought it. Of course, if you want to buy a new copy, I certainly won't stop you! :)

My good friend Tom Bishop just self-published his novel An Omen of Triumph, which is in my opinion a very good read. Check it out here.

The Write Here in Ephraim conference is back on March 9th. If you like reading or writing, you should come! Read more about it on Shirley Bahlmann's site.

There's a 30-second video ad for "Reiyalindis" on youtube now! See it here or on the "Reiyalindis" page.

Thanks to Adom9 for letting me use their music in the video!

I'll be at a book signing in the Price Fresh Market on June 9th from 11 to 3. The address is 760 West Price River Drive. I'll only be selling Reiyalindis there, but if you have a different book you want me to sign you're welcome to bring it.

The Jackal Prophecy, which had previously been available only in paperback, is now also available as an ebook.

The Write Here in Ephraim event went very well last Saturday. Thanks to those who came!