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Temecula Book Fair, Author’s Log: Supplemental

Posted on March 23, 2026 by B.C. Johnson

I survived the inaugural Grace Mellman Community Library Book Fair in Temecula, and all I got was book sales, hope for humanity, and fantastic memories.

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Meet B.C. at the Temecula Library Book Fair This Weekend

Posted on March 19, 2026 by B.C. Johnson

Hey y’all! Quick announcement: for any folks in the area, I have a booth at the Grace Mellman Community Library Book Fair this Saturday (March 21st). So come on down if you’re in or near Temecula this weekend.

Grab some books, say hi, and then get some wine after or whatever you’re into, I’m not your boss.

You’ll also find the debut of RIVEN in paperback! And if you can’t be there because of the tragic limitations foisted upon us all by spacetime, you can order RIVEN in paperback from the digital cyber-realm right here.

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The Games That Inspire My Writing (Part 2)

Posted on July 16, 2025 by B.C. Johnson

As an author myself, books will always be my first and truest love. However, video games have been a constant companion, a wonderful form of social interaction, and a port of harbor in this our blighted world. Games have provided a place to rest, certainly, but it ain’t all escapism. Games have always been a key part of my curriculum for story, character, and narrative, and deserve every bit of thanks I can spare.

Last week, I poured a couple pints of e-ink out for my boys, the DARK SOULS games, sharing how they taught me the value of perseverance and the joys of sad dignity. They also directly inspired the newest manuscript I’m working on, gently titled “The Stone Marches.”

This week, we’re dropping DARK SOULS and going a bit lighter: the soul-crushing gothic vampire existentialist masterpiece that is the LEGACY OF KAIN series.

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