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Reader Question of the Week: How Many Planned Books in The Divine Heretic Series?


Posted on January 2, 2026 | Posted on zachary
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This week’s reader question comes from ARC reader Filipa R. It’s a good one and well-timed with Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest just a few weeks away:…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, Publishing, Reader Questions, The Divine Heretic, Writing, Zach's Blog

A Short Lorimer Progress Report: Admin & Manuscript Edits


Posted on January 1, 2026 | Posted on zachary
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I was traveling with my family this week, so I didn’t get much writing done. Turns out: herding a three-year-old and a four-month-old cross country is a bit of a…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, Publishing, Publishing Business, Shattered, The Compact Cycle, The Divine Heretic, The Politics of Fear, What Lies Between, Writing, Zach's Blog

High Trestle Press Finishes First Calendar Year of Operations


Posted on December 31, 2025 | Posted on zachary
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I’m not generally one to wax nostalgic. I prefer to keep my eyes on the horizon, and we’ll get to the year ahead, but as we close out our first…[...]

Posted in Publishing, Publishing Business, Writing, Zach's Blog

Reader Question of the Week: The Best SFF of the Last 20 Years


Posted on December 26, 2025 | Posted on zachary
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Thank you, George C. in Armonk, NY, for inviting me to say nice things: What are your favorite recent SFF books? So happy you asked. First, let’s define “recent” to…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, Reader Questions, Science Fiction, Writing, Zach's Blog

Weekly Update: What Lies Between not finished, but two other projects inch closer to completion


Posted on December 22, 2025 | Posted on zachary
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I’m still hoping to get a finished draft of What Lies Between out the door by year’s end, but the days seem to be ticking by at an accelerated pace.…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, Publishing, Science Fiction, The Compact Cycle, The Divine Heretic, The Politics of Fear, What Lies Between, Writing, Zach's Blog

The State of the Press 2025 Edition: Z. Bennett Lorimer’s Official Update


Posted on December 17, 2025 | Posted on zachary

With the holidays bearing down upon us, I know everyone’s attention is getting pulled in a dozen different directions. I think this week is the last, best opportunity to deliver…[...]

Posted in Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies, New Releases, Ophiuchus Flinched, Publishing, Publishing Business, Seven Days of Mercy for the Apostatic Priest, Shattered, Tales of Ciel, The Compact Cycle, The Divine Heretic, The Kakistocracy of Flagging Need, The Mark of Cain, The Politics of Fear, What Lies Between, Writing, Zach's Blog

Weekly Update: Z. Bennett Lorimer’s Progress Report on the Last Two Projects of 2025


Posted on December 13, 2025 | Posted on zachary
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Last week, I shared my two bucket list items for 2025. I’m happy to report that I managed to cross one of them off last week. Tales of Ciel Book…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, Tales of Ciel, The Divine Heretic, The Mark of Cain, What Lies Between, Writing, Zach's Blog

The Art of the Prologue: Some Stories Should Start With Chapter One


Posted on December 10, 2025 | Posted on zachary
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Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies has been out for about a month, and many of you have already taken the plunge. I think I can venture into this topic without…[...]

Posted in Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies, Tales of Ciel, Writing, Zach's Blog

Why Indie Publishing Is an Outlier in the World of Indie Art


Posted on December 8, 2025 | Posted on zachary
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Over the last week, I fielded a few questions about my newsletter and why I commit so much time to writing it when I could be writing new prose. It’s…[...]

Posted in Publishing, Publishing Business, Writing, Zach's Blog

Weekly Update: Two Items on Z. Bennett Lorimer’s 2025 Bucket List


Posted on December 2, 2025 | Posted on zachary
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Holy Eff, it’s December. I hope you’ve all finished digesting your turduckens.  December 1 is traditionally the day when all the “I’ll finish that by end of year” promises I…[...]

Posted in Fantasy, Publishing, Tales of Ciel, The Divine Heretic, The Mark of Cain, What Lies Between, Writing, Zach's Blog

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