Shortly after writing my Elven Funeral Song, I decided to take another stab at epic poetry writing. This time I wanted to write a nursery rhyme, something that might be recited by children at play. To go about it, I started jotting down all my ideas so that I could then condense them into a …
I’m sure I’m not the only person who hoped 2021 would be a little easier than 2020. In retrospect, it really wasn’t. At least not here in British Columbia. A hot, dry spring allowed wild fires to ravage much of the province during the equally hot summer. And in the wake of the first round …
I recently planned the third installment in the Aruvalia Chronicles series. There are a number of powerfully emotional scenes looming in the near future. One in particular involves a funeral. The more this particular scene coalesces in my head, the more I want there to be some kind of funeral dirge this particular culture uses …
I realized this morning it’s been a year since I wrote an update about my writing projects. (Oops!) There’s a reason why it hasn’t occurred to me to say something sooner. (More on that in a moment.) But still, I should rectify that situation. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it on my blog before, but …
Well 2020 is finally over. And I think I can safely say, it didn’t go according to anyone’s plans. I had high hopes for 2020. After utterly failing to hit pretty much any of my goals in 2019, I was determined to do better. I wanted to get five books out the door – two …
Around the time I wrote Domerin’s Ring, I had another flash of inspiration. You see, Domerin is quite experienced in relationships by the time he and Crescent decide to give a serious relationship a try. Crescent, on the other hand… is not so much. I had a conversation with my writing partner (Crescent’s creator) and …
I have finished penning the first draft of Once Upon a Dream – Domerin‘s first official trilogy. This report on the third and final installment comes a little late because, like everything else in my life, it has been heavily affected by our recent move. As I mentioned during my update about the second installment, …
Since I started working on Domerin’s novel, he hasn’t been cropping into my writing prompts as often. On the one hand, it’s a bit of a relief to be able to explore other things while keeping him satisfied. On the other, I still need him to talk to me sometimes. This is a scene that …
I forgot how much I hate moving. There was a time we seemed to move every other year and I got used to it. In fact, I was eager for our last move. It brought us back to Canada from England – back to the familiar and easy to navigate. I had checklists and backup …
It’s that time of year again! Time to bid farewell to the old year and hello to the new one. I like to spend the last few weeks of the old year reflecting on the goals I set to see how I ultimately succeeded (or failed). Then, of course, I set some new goals to …