Launch Party highlights!

Videos and photos from a celebration of clean fantasy

We had an amazing launch party for The Pyromancer’s Scroll last Saturday! Thank you to the ~100 people who came.

(Utah friends—stay tuned for details of a Utah launch party in late June!)

Watch My Synopsis of My Book

Watch the Author Q&A

Jump to a specific question:

00:00 - How many times did you want to quit or throw it all in the trash?
01:19 - What character would you switch with, and why?
02:01 - What was your process for keeping track of your different characters?
03:12 - Can the pyromancer control his fire when he’s angry?
04:12 - What was the hardest part of the production process?
05:00 - Why is Twigly sitting on sacks of potatoes in that picture?
05:25 - What was the biggest surprise in your writing process?
08:08 - What was your favorite scene to write, and what is your favorite scene in the book?
09:54 - You have a lot of military and political information in your book. Where did you go to get that information to be comfortable writing it?
11:15 - When does the next book come out?
12:40 - Describe your process for making the pictures
13:37 - Do you think the next book will take less time to write?
14:46 - Will you have an audiobook?
15:47 - How many books are in the series, and did you have the whole series outlined before you wrote this book?
17:28 - Why did you choose fire powers for your main character?
18:24 - Why I wrote the book, and my invitation to readers

Photo Tour

We held the party at the Lockbourne Historical Hall, a schoolhouse built in 1889. It served as a Masonic lodge from 1954 to 2019, until being bought and renovated by the village of Lockbourne to serve as a community event center.

The production team! Me (center), my wife (left center), my wife’s amazing parents (far left and far right), and my kids (the people who look younger than 5).

We sold 23 books, 12 Mancery Mayhem games, and 8 t-shirts!

Artifacts from my writing process, on display.

People were encouraged to dress up in fantasy costumes. This former seminary student of mine took that to the max with this Witcher outfit!

Mancery Mayhem gaming table

Map-making table

Books and book-lovers!

Signing books

Twigly’s fan club :)

One of our friends’ sons dressed up as Durrin! (Notice the sword and scroll)

Thank you to our friends who helped provide the refreshments!

Author presentation and Q&A

Five snippens were hidden around the room for kids to find. Here’s my son helping to gather them all up at the end :)

Happy launch party!

Thank you to everyone who helped make the event possible!

—Jeremy