Author of The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & Wraith and the Revolution
2026 has brought some new experiences so far I knew going into 2026 that I was stepping into new territory with my writing projects. And it wasn’t just the work situation—and my decision a few months later to seriously start making writing a full-time gig. There were other things coming this year that were completely […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: My approach to dragons Love them or loathe them, dragons (and their kin) are a fixture in the fantasy genre. From ancient myths to Tolkien to modern authors, dragons are a recurring theme and something I think many people are fascinated with. I’m guilty of that fascination myself, and I’ve written my […]
The Mage War Chronicles: A Status Update I’ve been working through The Mage War Chronicles again, but this is the first time I’ve looked at more than one book in succession. I think I mentioned earlier in the year (January maybe?) that I was planning to work through this in-process series while I have the […]
An update and things coming in April Things have been, for the most part, pretty good for me since the first of the year. I believe my last writing update post was around the end of December, so I feel like it’s time for another one. I have a number of projects in the works […]
Experimenting as I write With every book/series project I’ve worked on, I’ve done something different. I mix things up partly because I like the challenge, and partly because it prevents me from getting bored. And trust me, no one wants that. The Relics of War With the Relics of War series, I wrote multiple viewpoints […]
“You’re so wordy!” That’s one of my husband’s favorite sayings when we’re talking about my writing, and he’s not wrong. I’ve written and published a lot of words. And this is something that comes up in interviews I’ve done frequently, usually in one of two forms. The first is the question, “When did you decide […]
Sometimes, starting over is necessary We’ve all had to start a project over from scratch at some point in our lives, and most of the time, that realization is hard. Particularly when it’s something as time-intensive as writing a novel. Yep, I’m currently rewriting a book from scratch. Back story: One of my goals this […]
Happy New Year! Here’s hoping 2026 is a good year for all of us. While 2025 was okay, there are definitely parts of it that I’m happy to leave behind. What are my writing plans for 2026? First, I’m planning to complete final revisions on Rites of Departure, book 1 of The Fontayne Company duology, […]
2025 in Review I think 2025 has been a strange year all around. It has definitely been weird for me, and even after a few months to process some of the specific weirdness, that’s still the only word that seems adequate to describe it. 2025 has been weird. But there has been a lot of […]
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 […]
