Author of The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & Wraith and the Revolution
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Research This may come as a surprise to some people, but some research is required when writing fantasy novels. While you can make a lot of things work by saying, “Magic!” there are still other elements that should be based in real world fact. I do quite a bit of research while […]
Influences and Inspiration from Media In the past couple of months, I’ve been asked multiple times about the media that influences or inspires my writing. Most questions were directed at Wraith and the Revolution (since that’s what I’ve been promoting the most), but Wraith has been with me for so long that I have a […]
Am I Branching Out? Not Really. Since the release of Wraith and the Revolution, I’ve been asked several times about the “shift” from fantasy to science-fiction in my writing, and each time, that question has caught me completely by surprise. The fact is, I haven’t “shifted” or “branched out” from fantasy at all. Sci-fi has […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Cultures and Society Every character has a distinct culture and/or societal influence that influences their beliefs, actions, and thought processes. While some of my characters come from a background similar to my own, others showcase very different worldviews—and I find those are the most fun to write about. I’ll showcase a few […]
The Caein Legacy Full Series eBook Sale: May 23 – 26! I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago that Exile hit a major milestone in April, and that I was planning something sale-shaped to celebrate. So, here it is! The Caein Legacy will be on sale starting tomorrow (May 23, 2025.) All series […]
Focusing on the positive There are times when I want to give up. When I think everything I write is trash, and everything I’ve done up to this point has been an exercise in futility. I’ve been struggling with that a lot lately, because it’s human nature to fixate on the negative and forget about […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: History This probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone who has followed my blog or read my books, but I put a lot of time into developing the backstories of my fictional worlds. I have notebooks full of stuff, and some of it never makes it into the published pieces—but it’s […]
The Narratess Indie April Sale is Almost Here! (April 5-7, 2025) It’s that time of year again: The Narratess Indie April sale will begin this Saturday (April 5, 2025) and runs through the 7th. Time to stock up your TBR! There are 300 books participating, all marked down to $1.99 or less. Exile is part […]
Writing Update I haven’t posted a general update in a while, and I figure I probably should. I don’t even remember the last time I made one that covered my current writing projects (the ones not currently in the queue for publication, that is.) So, here we go… The Mage War Chronicles I have finally, […]
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 […]
