About Austin
A jack of all trades, Austin compulsively takes on far too many projects at once. He has found this a good strategy for curing perpetual boredom and a head stuck in the clouds. Austin lives in Arizona where he writes, paints, and looks for new stories to enjoy.
100 Paintings: Learning to Paint the Fantastic
Artistic Purpose & Long-Term Goals My goal is to paint realistic and stylized fantasy art that is comparable to the professional standard featured on book covers, card games, and role-playing games. I want to learn [...]
How long does it take to write a book?
After more than ten years of writing, I have collected a great deal of data while writing books to figure out how long it takes to finish a book. So, how long does it take [...]
Starting Old School RuneScape in 2025
Starting Old School RuneScape in 2025 https://youtu.be/xoN-psLso-E I started playing RuneScape in 2006 when I was nine years old. From the time I was in the fourth grade until I was fourteen, I [...]
Make Art and Give Yourself Permission to Be Bad
https://youtu.be/ibOMBKs3zt8?si=v1ZXvAW_41ftWgxV Have you ever wanted to make art but are afraid of making something bad? Have you made art in the past that wasn’t good? Do you want to get better at art but [...]
The Power of Finishing Things
“You have to finish things — that’s what you learn from, you learn by finishing things.” ― Neil Gaiman Today I published the final book in my first trilogy The Ballad of Sorrows. It is strange to [...]
Interview with TROI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHcbRyVOpac I had the wonderful opportunity to be interviewed by Karson on his YouTube Channel TROI or on his Spotify Podcast. We talked about me, my books, and my writing process. I had a [...]
