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He do indeed be done. After about ten months of writing and work put in, I'm ready to publish my fourth book. … Continue readingHe Be Done – In River Cardinal

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I've reached the halfway point on the first draft of In River Cardinal. So what's next? … Continue readingBringing Words into the World – In River Cardinal

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If you pay for nothing else, pay for a cover. Don't make it yourself. … Continue readingFace First

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The new year is starting off with a bit of bang. I got COVID, which is a bit annoying, since I managed to avoid it for THREE YEARS. And of

Continue readingStraining my Cranium – In River Cardinal

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How does one make up an entire mythology, alike to that created by J.R.R. Tolkien, or those created by the myriad of writers who came after him? … Continue readingMaking a Mythology – The Evermore Compendium

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When our current world sucks, why not make a new one? … Continue readingCreating a New World – The Evermore Compendium

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My newest work is available for the world to buy. There are few feelings in the world to match this one.

Months of work have culminated in this fantastic novel, of which I couldn’t be prouder. I truly believe it is the best piece I’ve ever written. Every work will always be better than what came before, but there is something about Ceres that will stick with me far into the future of my career.

Ceres started many years ago, back when I was still writing The Plight of Steel. It ...

Something I focus on while writing a novel is the world behind the story you’re reading. It’s incredibly important – just as much as the story itself. Without worldbuilding, the story seems shallow and unfounded.

For some writers, this is easier said than done.

How do you create a fake world that doesn’t exist? And if you manage it, how do you legitimize that world in both the mind of the reader, as well as your own mind. This ties in to the mark...

My upcoming Novel Ceres has truly put me through the ringer in terms of storytelling range.

In its infancy, Ceres was a half-baked and confused pile of ideas for characters, planets, and circumstances that I hadn’t been able to string together.

I had just gotten through half of The Point of Chaos, when I needed to take a break. I was going through a mental shift in what I was interested in, and was looking into Sci-fi in place of my typical fantasy.

And so, unable to smothe...

I typically have a lot of projects going at once, and since I published The Recognition a few years ago, I haven’t actually come to the end of a story. The only stories that have gotten endings are The Plight of Steel (the first novel) and The Recognition, and so to cap off another novel was an incredibly rewarding feeling – especially one that I love as much as this one.

I set out to write a Sci-fi novel that I would personally find interesting enough to...