Author of The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & Wraith and the Revolution
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Non-Human Peoples I have a pretty descent array of non-humans featured in my books, though not nearly as many as some authors. I tend to create my non-humans (mostly) from my imagination; I rarely use the typical fantasy races like elves or dwarves (and in the instances I have, those books aren’t […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Creatures Now that I’ve covered all of what I consider the “basic” elements of worldbuilding—the building blocks like maps, characters, and organization—I can finally move on to some of the more interesting topics. But this series had to start somewhere, right? Creatures vs. Characters First off, I’d like to discuss what I […]
Narratess Indie Book Sale & Kobo Box Set Sale: This Weekend Only! Narratess Indie Book Sale: August 24-26, 2024 It’s that time again! The biannual Narratess Indie Book sale is happening this weekend, August 24 – 26, 2024. There will be tons of great indie fantasy/sci-fi/horror books to browse from, and every one of them will be […]
Where it all began During the last couple of months, I’ve been thinking a lot about where my novel-writing journey started, and there were a few reasons for this. First, I was writing a short story related to Wraith and the Revolution, my upcoming space opera. There are a couple characters in Wraith that first […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Naming Conventions This is sort of a continuation of my last post of this series, Organization of Characters. Most characters have names, and oftentimes, those names will follow some sort of rule. Now, what those rules are can be entirely up to the author, especially with sci-fi or fantasy. They can based […]
Coming to the end of The Caein Legacy Coming to the end of something is always a little bittersweet. It’s exciting—because I’m finally finished!—but it’s a little sad, too. After years of work, edits, revisions, seeking artwork, more revisions… It’s an amazing feeling to see a book out in the world, but it also leaves […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Organization of Characters Keeping track of your characters can be a daunting task, especially when working on a larger series. I can’t claim to have the best tips or answers to all of your burning organizational questions, but I can share what I do. Lists I often make multiple lists of characters […]
The Case for Cozy I’ve been a long-time reader of all things sci-fi/fantasy, but it wasn’t until recently (within the last three years or so), that I started to see “cozy” as a subgenre. And I’ll admit, I was a little skeptical at first. I love a good battle scene, whether it features traditional weapons, […]
Comparing Styles I don’t usually spend much time trying to compare my writing to other authors’ (which is probably why I’m terrible at coming up with comparable titles when asked to, but that’s a matter for another post.) No, today I’m actually considering stylistic similarities between my writing and another’s. This all started last year […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Weaponry I realize I’m skipping around in my list of planned topics a bit, but I wanted to discuss one of my favorite elements of worldbuilding this week: Weapons. For me, the choice of weapons is based on three things. The first is centered around the world, and the second around the […]
