I’ve blogged many times about the stories that come to me in dreams. I don’t know why, but dreams are the biggest source of creativity for me, often spawning stories in their entirety. I can develop and refine them in the waking hours, but the raw ideas all come from… Read the rest...
I was the first. A miracle and a monster, a mistake that should have been learned from. By all accounts, I should have been the last.
Magic is a river. I was a child the first time I heard her say it, still learning to read, more interested in toys… Read the rest...
After a long and bumpy road, it’s finally here — Born of the Moon, the second book in the After Undeath series!
I’m so excited to finally share this one with you, even though it ended up very different from the story I originally had in mind. I wouldn’t… Read the rest...
Thaddeus grunted as the light came on, pulling his jacket back up his to his shoulders before he’d even taken it all the way off. He’d expected he would have time to sort the work he’d accomplished this week, finally sending the pile of folders off to be filed.
Instead,… Read the rest...
Surprise! It’s a Wednesday bonus update!
There’s a special occasion for it, too: Born of the Moon now has a handful of sample chapters available here on Ithilear, which you can read by checking out the sample chapters link in the After Undeath series category to the left, or by… Read the rest...
Decaf tea seemed like a good idea when I ordered it. After it got here, I stared at the packet and wondered what I was thinking. I mean yeah, tea is delicious on its own, but one of the best benefits for me–a tired mom–is the little kick of caffeine… Read the rest...
There had to be a key, she simply hadn’t found it yet. Twisting a curl of her black hair, the mage girl mumbled to herself as she paged back through her book. That was the way with everything; no matter how complicated a knot, as long as you kept picking… Read the rest...