Andy Gavin: Author

Co-founder of video game developer Naughty Dog and co-creator of Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter has a lifelong passion for storytelling. Turning his focus to writing, he’s crafted a pair of fantasy novels that bring to life versions of our world where all the myths that should be true, are.

His debut novel, The Darkening Dream, fuses intense action with a love of history and all things supernatural. On the eve before creation God created ten special things, among them the Archangel Gabriel’s horn, destined to sound the End of Days. But what happens if you’re a seventeen year-old girl and an ancient evil thinks it’s hidden in your basement?Learn More

His second novel Untimed, chronicles the crazy adventures of a boy no one remembers, who falls through a hole in time and finds himself lost in the past.Learn More

After the Con

Check out this online round table I participated in. Four of us fantasy authors and video game fans gabbing for an hour -- but lots of fun.

Untimed Bundle For Sale!

My Time Travel novel Untimed is available as part of a StoryBundle of awesome SciFi & Fantasy books!

Untimed but not Unbundled

Untimed and seven other great SciFi/Fantasy titles will be bundled together on April 15!

Untimed Free!

The Kindle E-Book versions of Untimed will be FREE Monday, August 25 and Tuesday the 26th!

Amazon Wins Again

Well, I've once again made my books Amazon exclusive. I've been debating it for a while, and the new Kindle Unlimited served as the tipping point...

Untimed, Unheard no More

Over a year in production, the Untimed audiobook is finally unleashed!

Dream a Little Dream

The e-book versions of The Darkening Dream will be on sale for only 99 cents this week through at least Friday February 14th!

Hark, I hear The Darkening Dream

Ten months in the making, The Darkening Dream audiobook is finally ready!

Untimed on the Cheap

Untimed is on sale the week of September 2 for just $0.99 cents!

Summer Night’s Dream Sale

The Darkening Dream e-books are on sale for just $0.99 until June 7!

Developing a Look

November 29, 2011
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I’m very busy right now with different stages of both my novels. I’m line editing Untimed and trying to get my first, The Darkening Dream, ready for publication. One of the more fun parts of this is the art design.
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New Book Pages

November 16, 2011
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Continuing the big upgrades on my website, I’ve built out new pages for my books: The Darkening Dream and Untimed. These pages are an attempt to look less bloggy, more like typical author and book sites. I’ll, of course, be continuing to refine and add. One of the nice things about using Wordpress is that it’s easy to continually modify. I’ll add reviews and promotional information. Sample chapters, etc.

Cover Commission

November 15, 2011
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I’ve officially signed a cover artist for The Darkening Dream. His name is Cliff Nielsen and he’s a very experienced artist using a cool ethereal multimedia style. You can check out his work on his website but I pasted two into this post. I originally found him though this image of the dude with the watch and I had to find out who the artist was. Then I discovered I already owned a decent collection of books he drew the covers for (e.g. City of Bones, which I reviewed recently).

The Inside Story

November 4, 2011
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The Inside Story deals with character and structure, and the relationship between these and theme. I’ve read a lot of books on writing in general and story structure in particular, and this is certainly the best on the subject of the transformational arc.

Untimed – Off for Line Editing

November 3, 2011
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Yesterday, I finished my fourth (more like 3 1/2) major draft of my new novel, Untimed, bundled it up, and shipped it out to my editor for line editing. This was a relatively quick and easy draft (about ten days),
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Goodreads

October 30, 2011
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In my latest move to further build up my social online presence I’ve moved onto goodreads.com. You can find my new profile here. It’s also installed permanently on the righthand sidebar via the icon. Those of you who use goodreads, link to my profile
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Untimed – The Last Draft?

October 23, 2011
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I got notes back from my editors concerning my new novel, Untimed. This is the least stressful batch I’ve ever received. Not only are there relatively few changes, but I agree with all the big ones. Granted, this was the
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The Newbie’s Guide to Publishing

October 20, 2011
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Over the last two years, I’ve read lots of books on the publishing business, and this one has the largest volume of useful information. Sure it’s mixed with a lot of random other stuff and considerable repetition. But a must read and very cheap. Just skim the parts you don’t need.

Follow The Money

October 14, 2011
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Any business is about the flow of money. This is a keystone for understanding them. Dean Wesley Smith, one of self-publishing’s very vocal bloggers has an excellent article on the subject of the differing flow of money in both the traditional and
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