Z. Bennett Lorimer March Progress Report
Hooo boy. I got two big monkeys off my back over the last week-and-a-half. With bleeding eyes, I made it through the final round of revisions to both The Mark…[...]
High Trestle Press is Coming to DemiCon 37 in Des Moines, IA
High Trestle Press will be making its con debut close to home at DemiCon 37 in Des Moines, Iowa. I’ll be in the authors room on Saturday May 2 from…[...]
Z. Bennett Lorimer Progress Report: February 2026
With so many balls in the air, I had to lurch between multiple projects this week. Here’s the rundown of what I accomplished and where I’m heading for the next…[...]
Locus Magazine Spotlights Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest
In the modern publishing ecosystem, readers and influencers command the conversation. They are the primal forces pushing and pulling our book culture, but that doesn’t mean traditional trade media is…[...]
Reader Question of the Week: Ruxindra Done Did It This Time
Special Solicitation: Since our Q&A feature for Seven Days of Mercy went so well, I’m now asking all Tales of Ciel readers to submit your questions this week in anticipation…[...]
Kirkus Reviews: Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest is ‘an impressive dystopian fantasy’
No surprises here–they like it! That’s a unanimous vote of confidence from the trades, and two critical honors we get to display. You can now read the Kirkus review in…[...]
The Art of The Divine Heretic Series
The sword and sorcery genre has always been synonymous with the rich, kinetic paintings of artists like Frank Frazetta and Michael Whelan. It’s hard to separate those early pulp stories…[...]
Reader Q&A: Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest Asked and Answered
For this week’s Q&A, I imposed upon all the folks with early access to Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest via the ARC or the Extended Preview to…[...]
Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest Is Published
After much anticipation, Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest is officially published. The first book in The Divine Heretic series is available in Amazon Ebook and Trade Paperback…[...]
Weekly Update: A New Release, a New Cover, and Upcoming Events
Pre-Orders for the win: Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest briefly claimed the mantle of our fastest-selling title in pre-orders last week. It was supplanted over the weekend…[...]