Continuing to explore influences, this week we’re looking at The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. I started reading the series not because I discovered it myself, but because I found the first book in my older brother’s room. He was never very vocal about literary interests,… Read the rest...

Continuing on the topic of influences, this week we’re looking at The Wheel of Time, which was completed by the release of the final book not that long ago. While I haven’t finished the series and it may take me a few years to do so, The Wheel of … Read the rest...

As some of you may remember, I blogged last year about the various series I felt had earned a place on my influence map. I kept each paragraph brief, but there’s a lot more to say about each of them, so I decided to do a series of posts on… Read the rest...

Everywhere you go, people tell you that having an internet presence is very important for writers. But why? We aren’t in a position to give our work away for free through our internet presence, what else do we have to offer? I’ve spent a lot of time looking around online,… Read the rest...

As I get older, I find I now have a hard time writing in silence. Sometimes I write to the sound of my husband’s video games in the background, but more often, I put something on to listen to while I work.  What that might be varies, depending on what… Read the rest...

One of my favorite parts of books, particularly fantasy fiction, is maps. Not every book comes with a map, but my personal opinion is that every book set in a fictional world should include at least one. I was enamored with maps from an early age. My grandmother had a… Read the rest...