The Queen of Crows Featured on Suvudu.com!
Dear readers, Just wanted to drop by and let you know that a new interview with yours truly went up on Suvudu.com. I’m pretty happy with the way the interview turned out. One of the questions was about my process for collaboration. Here’s my answer: You know it’s funny but five, even ten years ago, [...]
2010.07.08 The Inbetween
In my setting, the Inbetween is a magical jail that holds the Condemned or crime-breakers from the Realm of magic. This place is kind of a setting within a setting; the Condemned are captured and then contained within a dimension that’s hidden within walls of stone in our world Above. The walls need to be [...]
And Behold, the Last Installment of Flavor Fiction Friday
Today marks the seventh and final installment of my Flavor Fiction Friday series on VioletWar.com. This piece is entitled The First Piece, and provides clues about what (or who) Serafina’s grandmother is. If you’re interested in the other installments, check out the free fiction category at VioletWar.com. While this series has been fun to help [...]
Flavor Fiction Friday: King Horem’s Exposition
Trials in the Realm were not normally held out in the open, where a mortal might stumble across a lion-headed Justicar or a fae Sergeant-at-Law. Of course, a public trial was dangerous, but not unprecedented. King Horem felt he had no choice in the matter, for this particular trial would determine the course of the [...]
The Long Walk, Navajo and Inspiration behind THE QUEEN OF CROWS
Lately I’ve felt that truth is definitely stranger than fiction. I’m sure that many of you have heard of the new immigration law in Arizona by now. Well, the news really struck me because, if you don’t already know, THE QUEEN OF CROWS was inspired by an event that took place in Arizona almost a [...]
Now Entering the Twilight Zone (a.k.a Arizona)
Even if you have been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard by now of the new immigration laws in Arizona that are getting quite a bit of press. Ironically enough, THE QUEEN OF CROWS was inspired by an event that took place in Arizona called “The Long Walk.” Our early American history is rife [...]
Life at the Front Lines
This past year has been full of ups-and-downs that have made it difficult to get a sense for where I’m headed as an author. “Yes, you’re writing for this amazing tie-in property.” “Sorry, wait a minute…” Or my favorite line: “Yes, a contract will be coming for this awesome game.” “Oh wait just a minute, [...]
New Day, New Routine
After a lovely yet busy week, I was finally able to sit down this morning with my manuscript for ARGENTUM and focus on the rewrite. I hit today’s goal with no trouble whatsoever; the re-plotting I did to ensure the story had a much narrower focus is working beautifully. I feel that that need to [...]
Two Installments of Flavor Fiction Friday for VioletWar.com
As promised, I’ve posted two installments for Flavor Fiction Friday. The first is an alternative to the start of the novel that dives more into Serafina’s backstory. In the author notes, you can read why I decided to cut it. The second piece is a short homework assignment that was something Serafina had remembered from [...]
Violet War News and Another Review
Today, I’d like to share with you a few quick pieces of news about the Violet War. First, author and game designer Jess Hartley reviewed THE QUEEN OF CROWS. In her review, she writes that: Not only is her fiction writing a joy to read, but her research is impeccable, and her autobiographic material presents [...]
