Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
I wrote this little piece one morning after my cat, Magic, woke me up for the third morning in a row yowling at the full moon. Consider it the first of Magic’s Cat Tales. I may write more stories later as inspiration strikes. Moonlight Serenade As moonlight spills across her path, she pauses to peer […]
The Caein Legacy’s Long History On May 24, 2019, I started writing something “new.” It was a story that had been brewing in my head for years, one that I’d started and stopped countless times, often with different characters featured as the main, but nothing felt right. Not until that date, anyway. There were several […]
Facing Ones Fears I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog that I write for various reasons. Sometimes it’s because a story is rattling around inside my brain and I can’t seem to dislodge it until it takes shape on the page, and sometimes it’s a mechanism to help me cope with life/stress. But there’s […]
Short Stories Aren’t Easy (for me) I rarely write short stories, but I’m currently trying to write a few. And it’s hard. Some people excel at writing short stories and do so beautifully. I’m a novelist. Always have been. Short pieces are a struggle—my ideas are always too expansive, too intricate for a short story […]
Editing, Editing, Editing… I haven’t written anything new since January 2nd. It feels strange to have gone almost two months without typing out shiny new words for a never-before-seen story, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been working on anything. No, I’ve been editing an entire series from start to finish. Four books back to […]
Why I Write This was inspired by the difficulty I often have at concisely conveying my experience as a writer. I often see people ask on social media, “Why do you write?” For me, it isn’t so much as a want, but a need. The urge is always there, just beneath the surface, inescapable. To […]
Upcoming Release Plans Now that a month has passed in the new year, I’ve finally gotten around to making an official plan for releases for this year (and next). I’m excited for the next few books, and I hope you will be too! May 24, 2023: Exile This is the first book in The Caein […]
The Caein Legacy: The Main Cast As The Caein Legacy nears publication, I’ve decided it’s to revisit some of the character profiles I released previously on this blog. Most were done well over a year ago, long before I had an official release date for book one. (And yes, I do have a release date […]
Why I’ve Chosen to “Go Wide” First, some brief context for those who may not understand the phrase. Many indie authors enroll their ebooks in Kindle Unlimited (KU), which makes digital copies of their work exclusive to Amazon. Going wide means you’ve opted out of KU and your ebooks are available on other retailers. Don’t […]
Writing Recap 2022 & What’s Coming in 2023 With the end of the year approaching, I wanted to share a few things from 2022 and what you can expect to see from in in 2023. First: Thank you! This year has been crazy in so many ways, but mostly good. Thank you for sticking with […]
