I appear to have accidentally written three books this year.
Come to the LegendHaven convention and let's chat together about books, stories, adventures, and anything on your mind.
I say “accidentally” because while I was quite busy building LegendFiction—herding authors, polishing dragons, and keeping the friendliest fiction convention in the galaxy from catching fire, I forgot that writing books is the sort of thing one is supposed to mention.
So. Consider this me remembering. 😊 Plus a special invite to an author AMA at an online convention next weekend.
A Guide to On Fairy Stories: Tolkien, Storycraft, & the Deep Purpose of Fantasy Fiction
A century ago, a war-ravaged veteran returned from the trenches to write a manifesto for fairy tales and fantasy storytelling.
On Fairy Stories: my deep dive into Tolkien’s On Fairy Stories. It turns out his little essay was less a polite lecture and more a fantasy manifesto that shaped a century of storytelling. I unpack what he means for storytellers today, and why it still matters to anyone who believes fantasy always matters.
Hero Theory: 25 short stories to inspire young men to seek heroism
Young men today feel stuck in training mode in a basement: unwanted, lonely, and unprepared when life demands courage.
Hero Theory: twenty-five short stories for young men who want to remember what courage feels like, and how to train for it without a gym. Saints, prophets, heroes: men who had about twenty seconds of insane clarity that changed everything. There’s a rather flattering review, but you’ll have to read it yourself to decide whether it’s deserved.
Start your Saga Brand by Dominic de Souza
How do you start a brand with no budget, no audience, and no credibility? Just an idea and the drive to make it real?
Start Your Saga Brand: ten years of my life building businesses, folded up neatly into one relentlessly helpful guide for founders who want to build a story, not just a startup.
And because one should never announce books without somewhere to wave them about, I’m hosting a Meet the Author + AMA at LegendHaven, our annual online fiction convention (the friendliest in the known galaxy).
You should come! It’s an all-day weekend in October, Sat 18- Sun 19, for authors and story lovers.
I’ll be live on the 18th at 3pm ET.
🐲 What’s LegendHaven?
If you love books, storytelling, and hanging out with the creators behind your favorite characters, you’ve got to join me there. LegendHaven is packed with meetups, AMAs, live chats, contests, and found fellowship.
Think panels, readings, AMAs, exclusive content, fan rewards, raffles, story previews, and author hangouts.
It’s all online, and yes, you don’t even need your camera. You can GIF-reply or chat all day. Check out the details here:
🕒 3 PM, Saturday, October 18. 💸 Tickets: $10
You get a whole weekend of mayhem, plus access to a Goodie Bag containing my three books and the 99+ LegendFiction short stories we’ve published. Plus bonus novels from other authors. A steal. Possibly literally.
So—if you’ve ever thought, “I’d like to ask an author why he thought that was a good idea,” this is your moment.
Bring questions. Bring coffee. Bring your curiosity.
I’ll be there, trying to look like a man who didn’t forget he’d written three books, and looking forward to hanging out with you for a half hour amid a convention of imagination and epic stuff.
Hope to see you there! I’d enjoy hanging out with you.
How exciting! I love "On Fairy Stories!" Congratulations. Out of curiosity, did you have to get permission from the Tolkien Estate to write a book about it?
Congratulations, man! This all sounds awesome--particularly that book on Tolkien's legacy for fantasy writers!