Why I’ve Become a More Thoughtful Reader

Ignorance is bliss. One of the biggest hurdles I’ve found in writing is transitioning from the mindset of being a reader, and a rather critical one at that, into someone who consistently creates. And consistent creation, unfortunately, requires not being frozen with self-esteem issues, indecision, and perfectionism. There is a great deal of hypocrisy in …

Series Guide

I‘ve created a handy series guide for anyone wondering where to get started with my work. I love intricately built worlds and stories where the characters live past the pages. So when I started writing in fantasy, I wanted the same feel. But I know a long series can get exhausting, and it’s too easy to …

It’s a Marathon, Not a Race…Ramblings and Updates

It’s been a week since Blackwood Marauders launched. Only a week. It already feels like forever. The excitement of a launch is hard to beat. Almost everything in this road to authorship thing seems like a game of lottery. Sending out queries, review requests, receiving a review and then anticipating the responses, even making the right …

Blackwood Marauders is Out Today! Some Thoughts on the Writing Process, and the Ever-Constant Writer’s Search for Validation

And for the rest of the month, is still only 99 cents! I haven’t promoted this book much outside of my own personal blog, and there are reasons for this. The main one, of course being that most of my time in the last few months has been spent with the production and promotion of …