Fantasy is all around us. Always. Thankful to the people that remind us of that. (And thankful to sell books to those that are in the market! π)
08.02.2026 04:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@russelfrans.bsky.social
Author, illustrator, musician, photographer, publisher, philosopher, adventurer, admirer of the universe
Fantasy is all around us. Always. Thankful to the people that remind us of that. (And thankful to sell books to those that are in the market! π)
08.02.2026 04:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβm excited to share another review that came through for the first book in my series, Victory and Death. They also had nice things to say about it.
Go to Independent Book Reviews and have a read, if you like! Leave a comment on their review if you agree or have thoughts to add! Thanks, friends.
Charging into 2026!
2025 was a very fulfilling year for me. As I sit here, working on some of the very last edits for the second novel in my series, Iβm quite thankful for everything.
Happy new year to everyone. I sure hope you have some exciting things on the horizon for your 2026 as well!
Another stunning sunset from Spokane.
11.12.2025 00:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My kind of evening.
08.12.2025 00:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Held my second book signing with the awesome folks at From Here Spokane. Shop local!
30.11.2025 06:47 β π 19 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0At the No Kings rally in Spokane earlier today, WA. It was a pretty great turnout.
19.10.2025 02:20 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Awesome to be hosted by local shop, From Here, for my book signing event at River Park Square in downtown Spokane.
#localauthor #shoplocal #spokane
Still enamored every time I look at it. Canβt wait to have books in hand. Thanks so much for working with me, Mark!!
09.10.2025 14:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Cover Reveal! So excited to show what the cover of Book Two in my ongoing Planewars Saga will be. Release date is still pending, but if I can't make it happen before the end of the year, it will be early 2026! My cover artist, Mark Smylie, is amazing.
#fantasybooks #author #bookcovers #noai
Fourteen years, just like that.
Happy anniversary to my amazing wife!!
North Shore Tahoe, Kings Beach, CA, 9/10/11.
I remember in the middle of asking that Siri always hears me say 50 instead of 15.
R: βHey, Siri. Set a timer for 50β¦ wait, cancel. Cancel timer.β
S: β15-minute βCancel Cancel Timerβ Timer set.β
R: (laughing) βHey, Siri. Cancel timer.β
S: ββCancel Cancel Timerβ Timer canceled.β
R: (laughing more)
The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, and New Found Glory put on a great show!
Toyota Amphitheater, Wheatland, CA, 8/31/25.
Thanks for the share, Mark! Just completely enamored with your work, as usual.
29.08.2025 17:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Exciting things are on the horizon!! And, much to the surprise of nobody, my cover artist, @marksmylie.bsky.social, absolutely knocked it out of the park once again. #author #fantasy #selfpublishedauthor
29.08.2025 15:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Thanks to Half Price Books in Tukwila, WA for having me in last weekend! Cool store. Friendly staff.
27.08.2025 16:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Glass Animals performed a fantastic show in Bend, Oregon this weekend. Great trip!
18.08.2025 06:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great show last night in Spokane from @deathcabforcutie.bsky.social
31.07.2025 11:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Some mornings, the sky is like everything wonderful in life, splashed out in colors.
28.07.2025 15:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0At Barnes & Noble in Spokane Valley again for signings today. So thankful to them!
Signing and slinging. A good way to spend a day!
Had a ton of fun painting this one! And I had the honor of writing a guest article for the folks who are doing the fan continuation of the game online.
Have a read:
sites.google.com/view/the-ony...
In honor of the late great illustrator and a huge personal inspiration, William O'Connor.
Thatβs my kind of morning. Happy Wednesday, folks!
09.07.2025 15:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Wow! Thanks! An especially huge compliment coming from a master of the trade!
11.06.2025 21:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A whole lot of firsts on this project. First time painting this large, first time attempting so many trees and such variety of terrain, and first time attempting to paint something translucent. Itβs been fun!
βFaerieviewβ - Acrylics and some Sharpie on 16β x 16β 4-ply poster board.
A long way from Broadway, but so glad they came here! Looking forward to this.
#BookOfMormon
#OffOffBroadway
Whew.
More than 14 years ago, I wrote the 90,000-word manuscript of what would eventually turn into my self-published debut novel and first entry in a series.
And, now here I sit. First draft of Book Two done. 126,284 words for this draft.
Feeling accomplished at this milestone!
How cool to be at my nieceβs Half Price Books in Concord, CA! Happy Motherβs Day to all you moms out there!
11.05.2025 19:05 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you to the Walnut Creek Barnes & Noble for having me today!
10.05.2025 21:03 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Attending Star Wars: Return of the Jedi screening with live accompaniment from the Spokane Symphony.
This will be amazing.