Meet Laurel Johns, mother (and stepmother) of the three Byways brothers. Ganix inherited her freckles and curls.
YouTube: Two of Me
CJMK Books. If you don’t already subscribe to my YouTube channel, be sure to turn on those notifications. We’ve been adding new videos every week. They give me the chance to chat about my writing, answer questions, introduce you to characters, and tell a story or two.
Byways: Audio Editions
Byways Narrated. I’m here with a quick update on progress on the Byways audiobooks! This past week, Book #1, On Your Marks: The Adventure Begins showed up in online bookstores — Audible, iTunes, and Amazon. Continue reading Byways: Audio Editions
The Pred radiated self-assurance as he poised upon a flat stone mid-stream, clad in nothing but breeches and bronzed skin. Tupper had never seen someone with so many weapons—matched daggers, gleaming spear, and all those claws. Squatting on the broad, pebbled bank, the boy watched with undisguised awe.
—MEADOWSWEET by C.J. Milbrandt
San Diego Public Library
Every year, writers in San Diego county are invited to contribute one title to the downtown library’s impressive collection. Choosing only one can be tough. This year, I picked Continue reading San Diego Public Library
Byways Portraits
Meet Ian Johns, Postmaster of Liberty and father to the three boys who are caught up in an epic race across their homeland.
BYWAYS: Audio Editions
Something new (and slightly crazy) happened this past week … in the safety of CJ’s closet.
Byways Q&A
What’s this series about?
A race. Three half-brothers turn their father’s plans for a tour of the country into a three-way race across it. Ewan, Zane, and Ganix take sibling rivalry to new lengths in a journey that will put them in unfamiliar territory. Continue reading Byways Q&A
#amreading: Curiosity House
While I prefer to read bound books (the kind that pile up on every shelf and flat surface in my home), I do collect digital books on my electronic reader … and listen to them while I do odd jobs around the house (laundry, dusting, and the like). My current “listening” book is Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head by Lauren Oliver and H. C. Chester, a middlegrade adventure that mixes misfits and mystery.
I’ve enjoyed it so much, I’m added the sequel to my To Read list!
Adventures in Indie Publishing
My inbox exploded! That moment when it’s your turn in your printer’s queue.
I’ve been waiting for these alerts. This email burst represents a pile of minor tweaks to the Byways print editions. Continue reading Adventures in Indie Publishing
