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Recently, on the weekend of March 20-22 , I had a wonderful experience as a professional guest, joining Tim Waggoner and Michael Knost for a Novel Writing Writers Retreat and Workshop in West Virginia that involved some wonderfully talented writers that everyone should keep an eye on! Darius Jones, Addie King, Rebecca Cuthbert, Ed Downes, Travis Sayre, and Nessa Brown were the participants in this workshop. All of them are writers who are dedicated to improving their craft and willing to listen and put in the work necessary. The discussions were insightful and highly constructive, and there was a real sense of camaraderie and mutualRead More →

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I have been meaning for awhile to give an overview of where everything is at, in terms of my writing projects that are ongoing or complete and in the editing/publishing pipeline, so, today, here it is! Writing has been going very well over the past two years, and I’ve been very focused on completing new installments in each of my primary series. At the moment, I am working on the second book in the Faraway Saga, Rise of the Voyagers, the follow-up to Dream of the Navigator. Currently, the word count on the manuscript is just over 66.4K, so it is well over halfway doneRead More →

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It goes without saying that 2020 has been a strange and, often crazy year, but as I always say, you have to do all you can to keep moving Onward and Upward. I haven’t had a lot of new updates as the pandemic mess wiped the calendar clean of conventions, book fairs, and all kinds of events that are central of the author world. The good news is that I have been able to maintain a very steady writing schedule, and I recently completed a major project that I think many readers are going to be excited about. I have also made great progress onRead More →

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I am a guest on the latest episode of The Blurb TV that was released this afternoon. Host Glenn Porzig interviewed me on an array of topics with a special focus on Dream of the Navigator, my recent YA/Dystopian novel that began the Faraway Saga. I really enjoyed this interview and it goes in-depth behind the writing of Dream of the Navigator. Here’s the episode, give it a look!Read More →

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A new interview is up at the blog of H.C. Playa.  The topics covered in it include writing, sword and sorcery, and elements concerning both Heart of a Lion and the Fires in Eden Series. There are more than a few insights about Rayden Valkyrie in the interview as well. The direct link to the interview is:  https://hcplaya.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/writers-ramble-stephen-zimmer-on-sword-sorcery/Read More →

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I have a brand new interview up today. I was interviewed by author Kim Smith, for her Writer Groupie Episode 45 featured interview! Always great to visit with Kim and this one covers quite a bit of writing ground. Direct link: http://www.kimsmithauthor.com/zimmer/Read More →