Fantasy Book Update: The Dragon of Jin-Sayeng

After three long years of waiting, THE DRAGON OF JIN-SAYENG, the third fantasy book in the CHRONICLES OF THE BITCH QUEEN trilogy is almost upon us. First announced in 2018 (under a different name) and originally slated for a self-published release in early 2019, it will be available through Orbit Books for the first time …

The Story of The Wolf of Oren-yaro In One Line

I‘m bored and procrastinating, so I wanted to play a bit and dissect the opening line of The Wolf of Oren-yaro. They called me “bitch”, the she-wolf, because I murdered a man and made my husband leave the night before they crowned me. I don’t like wasting words. The rare exception is in dialogue or introspection, …

The Wolf of Oren-yaro ARC giveaway, and On Borrowing Horror Elements

There’s a giveaway for The Wolf of Oren-yaro if you haven’t seen the link for it yet. Clicky! As mentioned, this will feature the ARC cover, not the new cover, because my artist doesn’t have the paperback version of that one ready yet. I was sitting here looking at this cover and wondering what it is that …

The Ikessar Falcon — The 2nd Draft

September is here, which means the start of our homeschooling year (my daughter is in 3rd grade! HOW IS SHE IN 3RD GRADE ALREADY?!). I’m also starting my second pass through The Ikessar Falcon in all 180,000 words of its glorious mess. I do my second drafts with an extremely critical eye–I normally do the developmental edits for a …