Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Fantastical Locations Last week I discussed the worlds I’ve created, but within those worlds are some pretty unique locations. Some are based on real-world places and are scientifically probable, while others… Let’s just say magic has a hand in some of my creations. Most of my readers have been following The Caein […]
How Many Worlds…? This post was spawned from a question my husband posed. He asked, “How many worlds have you created so far?” one morning as we were getting ready for work. I didn’t have an immediate answer, other than to say, “A lot.” But it got me thinking… How many worlds have I created […]
Legend is available and The Caein Legacy is complete! Now what? First, happy Thanksgiving to those in the US, and happy Thursday to the rest of my amazing readers. In case you missed it, the fourth and final book in The Caein Legacy released on Tuesday. Thank you all for making this series a success—I […]
Legend is coming, and the universe can’t stop it 2024 has done its level best to derail all of my planned book releases (I had 3 of them.) But I am nothing if not stubborn, and I’m determined to see my plans through (I’ll explain what all has been going on at the end of […]
Upcoming November Sales This week’s post is going to be a short one: Three of my books will be on sale soon, as part of the FanFiAddict authors sale, which runs November 23 – 25, 2024. Ebooks editions of Exile, Guardian, and Harbinger will all be priced at $0.99 (USD) for the duration of the […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Magic Systems If you’re expecting detailed schematics or a breakdown of minutiae for every element of a magic system in this post, I’m sorry to say you’ll be disappointed. My current magic systems aren’t that involved… For me, to delve too deeply into how magic works shifts it away from the realm […]
The “Monsters” in my Stories I’ve said this before, but I’ve never taken the time to write a dedicated post about it. The real monsters in my stories are the creepy, grotesque creatures that often come to mind when someone thinks of a monster. No, in my worlds, the monsters are all too often human. […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Food and Drink As someone who enjoys cooking/baking in real life, I have added some mentions of food into my books, and they’re not always the typical variety, either. I have several species featured that don’t have the typical human-style omnivore diet, and their food preferences also come up in my stories. […]
The Villain as an Unexpected Reader Favorite I’ve written my share of villains over the years, and most serve their purpose within my stories well. They’re the ruthless tyrants, the merciless mages seeking to further their power, and sometimes, a vengeful god hell-bent on destroying the world just to get their way. Most of my […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Technology This is a post I’ve been excited to write, but also one that I wasn’t sure how to begin. So let’s start with what I mean by “technology.” The standard definitions of the word are as follows: Looking at all of the above, technology can encompass anything from a hatchet to […]
