Each time I start a project that takes place in a new world, there’s the task of determining how the magic works. Magic has appeared in every fantasy story I’ve written, even if it hasn’t been in the forefront where it’s easily seen. In stories like Of Blood and Rain,… Read the rest...
As I tidied up my desk this week, I found myself flipping through the pages of my 8.5×5.5 sketchbook. It’s the one that contains a lot of cover sketches, concepts, and character chibis I’ve drawn for the Snakesblood Saga. But it also contains a lot of the rough concepts for… Read the rest...
You know the ones. The Pinterest libraries with the white shelves, the fairy lights, all the books.
Most of my books were a casualty of moving. They’re big and heavy, take a ton of space, and anything I didn’t love or anticipate reading (or reading again) was given away.… Read the rest...
Everybody wants a house that stays clean and runs smoothly. My mom read Marie Kondo’s book and told me about it before it was popular, but it wasn’t until all my friends were on board the train that I decided I might take the time to give it a look.… Read the rest...
I’d hoped this one would be a post where I told you Paragon of Water was done, and that I was starting the next project, excited to get it underway.
Needless to say, that didn’t happen. April was a great month for writing, but a lot of surprises came in… Read the rest...
Shortly after I started the long process of writing of writing Paragon of Water, a few snags arose. Cover art needed to come slower. Plot ambiguity stalled the writing. And all the while, some new concepts for something short, easy, and stand-alone kept brewing in the back of my mind,… Read the rest...
Last month, I wrote a scene in Paragon of Water (the upcoming third book in Spectrum Legacy) where Zaide penned a letter to his foster parents. This started a small writing exercise for me. What might be in that letter? How many letters would a homesick character write? I decided… Read the rest...