Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Adding Easter Eggs One of my favorite things to uncover as a reader is an author’s Easter eggs. I’m not talking about foreshadowing events that occur in the same series, but something that only a reader who has read more than a couple of an author’s works would fully understand. As the […]
Book Review: The Judgment of Valene by Darby Harn Genre(s): Science Fiction / Fantasy / Superheroes Book Synopsis: Wealth. Privilege. Superpowers. Valene has it all… including a target on her back. Valene Blackwood hears everything, everywhere, always. Her superhuman sonic abilities cause her so much pain she flees to a space station to find peace. […]
Thoughts on Writing an Ace Main Character I went into writing Wraith and the Revolution with two objectives in mind. First, it was going to be a standalone, no matter how difficult it is for me to rein in my tendency for writing series. And second, the main character would be aro/ace. A lot of […]
Book Review: Ever the Hero by Darby Harn Genre(s): Science Fiction / Fantasy / Superheroes Book Synopsis: What happens when you don’t pay your superhero bill? Kit Baldwin is just trying to get by. Rent is due. Food would be nice. A girlfriend, maybe. When she stumbles upon a crashed alien spaceship’s power source, she […]
Some Thoughts on Writing Kye’s Sibling Dynamics Let me preface this post with a little something about me: I love writing sibling stories, but most of the time, the main character is the oldest (like Andrew) or a twin (like Chandra.) It’s pretty rare that I write a younger sibling as a main character, and […]
Book Review: Rule of Extinction by Geoff Jones Genre(s): Science Fiction / Post-Apocalyptic Book Synopsis: A civilization-ending comet is headed for Earth. Two days before impact, thousands of mysterious pods land in a swath across North America. When people touch them, the pods open. Anyone who climbs inside is carried away. No one knows where […]
The Indie Author Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror New Release List: February 2025 A note to email subscribers: Due to the number of new releases this month, the email may be clipped by your email provider. Please look for the “view entire message” link at the bottom of the email to see the full list of titles. New Releases in […]
Book Review: Welcome to Cemetery by C.J. Daley Genre(s): Crime Thriller / Paranormal Horror Book Synopsis: A strange town with a strange name, Cemetery, NY is filled with crime and secrets. When a car accident one fateful night leads to a search for two missing bodies, detectives Abby Williams – an almost-thirty year old with […]
Kye Verex and his genetics (and mine) When I first outlined Wraith and the Revolution, I didn’t know how to make it so that Kye was basically stuck on his home world. I needed some reason for him to be both ineligible for space travel and desperate enough to accept the heavy-handed contract he was […]
1st Person vs. 3rd Person: Choosing a Perspective The idea for this post was prompted by a recent review I got for Serpentus, in which the reviewer mentioned they don’t typically like 1st person POV books in fantasy (though they liked how I wrote mine, yay!), and went on to say that Serpentus needed to […]
