The Deadline to Vote is Coming Soon!

Hearts of Stone and Steel is a semi-finalist in the Reader’s Choice awards over at Realm Makers. This is the fan-nominated, fan-voted portion of the Realm Awards where YOU, dear Reader, get to make your voice heard and declare what the best book of 2024 was in YOUR opinion!

And so many of you nominated Hearts of Stone and Steel that it made it onto the official list of semi-finalists!

To say that I am blown away, flabbergasted, and deeply, deeply honored would be to make the understatement of the year.

Jenelle SchmidtMay 7, 2025 Comment

Lightfoot: An Evening in the Stormcave Tribute

Let me introduce you to my family!

In this week’s episode of An Evening in the Stormcave, Grant and I managed to get our entire family on the line to chat about one of our all-time favorite singer/songwriters: Gordon Lightfoot.

Music, PodcastJenelle SchmidtApril 28, 2025 Comments

Fun Family Board Games

Welcome back to an Evening in the Stormcave!

This time around, Grant and I are talking about some of the board games our families love to play together!

Podcast, Board GamesJenelle SchmidtApril 26, 2025 Comments

You’re Invited to a Spring Book Fest (April 24-26)

A book for me, a book for you, a book for a friend … We’re closing in on the end of the school year, and books make the best presents!

The Realm Makers Spring Book Fest is a great place to discover new authors, find your next book, and mingle with other fantasy/sci-fi fans. Join me on their social platform (it’s free) April 24-26!

I’ll be hanging out there throughout the festival, and I’ll be online for a live Q&A on Saturday, April 26 at 3:00pm CDT. I’d love to see you all there!

Jenelle SchmidtApril 22, 2025 Comment

My Favorite Short Story

What's your favorite short story?

In this episode:

I actually manage to pick a favorite and stick with it for once.
And wonder, of wonders, Grant and I actually share the SAME favorite short story!
I talk a little bit about writing short stories and some of the ways that writing short stories differs from writing novels.
Grant and I read SPACE LANES out loud, a piece of flash fiction I got published over at Havok a few years back.

Podcast, Short Stories, Audio BooksJenelle SchmidtApril 14, 2025Comment

I'm Giving Away 100 ebooks!

With the release of my 4th book in the Turrim Archive: The Prisoner and the Pirate, right around the corner and coming soon (APRIL 30th! Can you believe it?!) I decided to celebrate a little bit.

So I’m running a Goodreads Giveaway for book 1 of the series, The Orb and the Airship!

GiveawayJenelle SchmidtMarch 28, 2025 Comments

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The Deadline to Vote is Coming Soon!

Let me introduce you to my family!

Welcome back to an Evening in the Stormcave!

A book for me, a book for you, a book for a friend … We’re closing in on the end of the school year, and books make the best presents!

What's your favorite short story?