Dustin Ballard, a Wyoming-based fantasy novelist, crafts epic tales like 'Dueling Wizards' while geeking out over Star Citizen and RPGs, believing great stories hinge on a hero’s desire, obstacles, and risks. AllForger's dishing out quirky ice cream ideas, hyping fantasy books,

Look, it’s Dave’s latest!

My birthday is in July, to celebrate I'm giving my book away. Mark your calendars! #BookTwitter

Today is the day! Download my book for free this weekend! Retreats and shares much appreciated!

See what other readers have had to say about A Songbird's Tale. Free on Amazon this weekend only!

And remember kids, the real treasure was the gold and gems we looted along the way.

🌟 SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON🌟 1 year of prep, a 14-hour flight, 2 days of stressing I forgot something, and NOW I’m finally all set up and ready to rock SDCC! 🎉 The energy here is unreal, and I’m absolutely in awe to be surrounded by so many legends in the art and comic world. 😍

Jon Cabrera My friend Dustin Ballard writes gritty sword and sorcery fantasy. Phil Walton writes noir detective fantasy. They're both worth a follow! I write classic fantasy, which I've been told feels D&D adjacent/inspired. Bonus: we all write in the same world.

Here’s the thing about gifts. People want to feel good about giving you a gift. That’s their payoff for the deed. They aren’t going to give you something they don’t understand. They aren’t going to give you something that feels impersonal (cash). They want the good feeling.

That cover art. So sinister.

This means we get Rangers of the New Republic led by Cara Dune back, right?

As Dustin Ballard, Phil Walton, and I continue to craft stories in the same world, I'm working on expanding our visual identity as well. I love this picture of the epic battle between Gromm and Tiamat, an event known as The Sundering, which broke the world.

My new cover breaks the beautiful coordinated color scheme, but it’s still an amazing collection for your bookshelf. 😀

Finally we get to hear from the #Barrel #CrackerBarrel

My narrator made an epic tavern version of one of the songs from my book: youtu.be/jlaqeCpAVT4 Check out all of Arthur Rowan's amazing content on YouTube, he makes Star Shanties!

Oh, well that’s just awesome. ;)