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Scott McCloskey

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Scott McCloskey counted the dead with Crom across many ragged copies of The Savage Sword of Conan throughout much of the 1980s. Though the issues are now but tarnished steel, the influence on his writing is as pure as a platinum blade. Today he stands beside his wife and daughters on the eastern coast of the United States with a gaggle of Russian Wolfhounds to mind, but hooves still beat in time to the endless ride across the scorched sands in his heart.

Scott's typewriter sometimes emits sword and sorcery, YA, and even middle grade adventure fiction by day, but is subject to occasional fits of lycanthropy, and is known to go bump in the backwoods Pennsylvanian night.
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From Ruffians to Rescue Rabbits at RainHand Books: A 2024-2025 Perspective

Spoiler alert: 2025 is going to be RainHand's biggest year yet, with some exciting new projects on the way!

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There's news to share at RainHand Books, and it's about time I got around to sharing it. For current events, I'll start with the latest from Parallel Universe Publications, with whom I'm excited to be a three-peat contributor! The Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy series Read more of this blog post »
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