by James Osiris Baldwin | BH_info, Books, News, Uncategorized
Hitmage Alexi Sokolsky used to sling spells for the Russian Mafia. That was before the man he loved was murdered, before his boss tried to turn him into his vampire slave, and before he learned about the Organizatsiya’s dirty trade in supernatural children. He’s still a hitman – but now he hunts monsters.
by James Osiris Baldwin | News, Uncategorized
The last five months, from March through to the end of July, have been a single-minded slog on book two of the Hound of Eden/Alexi Sokolsky series. Stained Glass was pumped out in record time for a book of its length – 527 pages – and has received rave...
by James Osiris Baldwin | Uncategorized, Writer Chat
Start and end your chapters with suspense Chapters – sometimes as small as a single scene, or as long as a third of a book – are an integral part of the novel format and an important tool in the hands of a writer. A chapter acts like a brief...
by James Osiris Baldwin | Books, Uncategorized
Thieves’ World Afghanistan, 1989. After five years of honorable but involuntary service on the front lines, ex-convict Nicolai Chiernenko found power and respect in the Soviet Army. Not that it counts for anything. The USSR has lost the war in Afghanistan and is...
by James Osiris Baldwin | Uncategorized
First: the missing passport. I was traveling out of Australia for the very first time back in 2010, visiting Seattle in the USA to stay with some friends. I’d spent ten wonderful days in the USA and had gotten the train from Seattle to LA in preparation for...
by James Osiris Baldwin | Art, Uncategorized
My current obsession: Undertale. Specifically, Undyne and Papyrus (and Aaron).