I like long book series. Though I don’t think that will come as a shock to anyone who frequents my blog. I like them for a lot of reasons. But one of the big ones is that every time I set out to write a story, it quickly grows extra threads and offshoots. I get …
2024 was quite a year. In fairness, I’ve felt most years since the pandemic started have been some kind of chaos. From the chaos of simply trying to fill the time to the chaos of resuming old hobbies while still maintaining new ones, the last few years have been an interesting mix. But no previous …
I put off writing this story for a long time. It wasn’t procrastination; I simply didn’t feel skilled enough to put the story into words. Sometimes you encounter an idea that feels so big and so important, you just know you have to make it as close to perfect as you can get it. Which …
When I glance backward along the path I have walked as a writer, I often reflect that there are many things I wish I had known at the start of my journey. Every path through life involves a lot of hard-earned lessons. I don’t think any amount of preparation or research can prevent that. Still, …
Every novel series has its expansion story. Most start as a single book and expand outward as the writer develops them. This has happened to me so many times, I’ve ceased to be surprised. In fact, I expect it. And I nod sagely and knowingly every time I hear another author talk about the subject. …
It appears to be time for my annual ‘oops, I forgot to write an update about my writing progress’ post. In fairness, I meant to write this post several times throughout this year. But every time I added it to the queue, something came up. Partly, I’ve been working around my hectic release schedule. (Which …
When I released Each One’s Wayward Niece – the second book in my Everyone’s Child epic fantasy series – I took the opportunity to introduce the main characters involved in the series. As with all of my work, this story began with its core cast of characters and grew out of their motivations. From fairly …
Every time I release a new book, I try to think of something significant to say about it. Something that will make people as happy about the fact that you can finally read it as I am about the fact that I wrote it. Over the years, I’ve introduced a lot of characters, settings and …
When I decided to revive Everyone’s Child from my list of previously abandoned project files, I didn’t have a lot to work with. I only wrote 11,000 words worth of narrative before giving up the first time, and they skipped around quite badly. I also didn’t write any notes for the project, aside from a …
I talk about writing a lot. Probably because it’s what I devote the majority of my time to. Writing novels is my full-time gig after all. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Because stories and how we tell them have fascinated me for as long as I can remember. When I was younger, …