Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
The Talisman of Delucha is now Available! The Talisman of Delucha officially released on Tuesday! It’s book 2 in The Relics of War series. A synopsis: Ravin is an anomaly amongst those who use magic. He refuses to join the Council of Auras and tie his fate to the wizards, and long ago escaped a […]
A Little Celebration Post I’ll get this out of the way first: No, this doesn’t have anything to do with SPFBO8. As of the date this writing, I still haven’t heard anything about my book or how it’s faring in the competition. It hasn’t been eliminated, but that’s all I know. No, I’m celebrating something […]
A Second Excerpt from The Talisman of Delucha “Do you believe the gods knew our paths would lead here?” Jal’den asked quietly after a time. “I can’t help but think I was destined to be here, to experience this black despair. There is no other reason Blademon would have chosen me.” “Jal’den—” “Throughout my […]
Themes in my Writing The more I write, the more I’ve noticed I gravitate toward certain themes in my stories. It’s not always intentional, but I’m beginning to see patterns from time to time. Sibling Rivalry Gone Wrong This has come up a couple of times, in different forms. The first instance was in Hunted, […]
Writing Every Day A common question I see posed to authors on various social media outlets is, “Do you write every day?” I believe the theory of writing every day stems from advice/craft books popular with fiction writers. It’s sound advice – if you can find the time to fit in a bit of writing […]
Inspiration from our Clownfish in The Mage War Chronicles I haven’t made it a secret that I’m currently writing book three in The Mage War Chronicles, or that the story is set largely underwater. The main character, Seren, is a Sevanni mage; his people are an aquatic species with human ancestry (the how and why […]
SPFBO8 Begins! I learned about the self-published fantasy blog-off (SPFBO) last year, on the day they were accepting entries. I briefly considered entering Hunted, my only published work at the time, but in the end, decided not to for a few reasons. Anyway, I followed SPFBO7 through 2021 to its conclusion in April 2022. There […]
The Relics of War: The Scenes That Didn’t Make It I was recently asked if there was anything in The Relics of War that I’d originally included as part of the story, then decided to scrap. The answer is YES. There were several. With the original version of the story, I knew there were some […]
My Villains Note: If you’re having difficulty viewing images, please click on the blog title at the top of your email to view it in a web browser. There is a recent issue preventing some mobile users to view imbedded images from my posts. I considered writing a post about villains several months ago, then […]
The Caein Legacy: Cover Artwork Note: If you’re having difficulty viewing images, please click on the blog title at the top of your email to view it in a web browser. There is a recent issue preventing some mobile users to view imbedded images from my posts. Back in January, I mentioned that I’d come […]
