The Orsalian sisters are introduced in Jaeth’s Eye, having hired Kefier as a quick guide and able body in their journeys through the wilderness in Gaspar. The sisters grew up in a poor neighbourhood in the port city of Aret-ni, on the eastern shore of Gaspar. Their mother was descended from Jinseins who traveled north across the …
Read more “The Heroes of The Agartes Epilogues: Sapphire and Moon”
I‘m not that old, but I’ve been around (these are the things you say after you hit 30). Been in a ton of writing groups, even joined a cause or two. I was once firmly in the If you don’t critique them, how can a young writer learn? camp. I’m not, anymore. One of the realizations …
Read more “Why I Don’t Believe in Critiquing Young Writers Anymore”
Every time I think I’m over this, I come across another well-recommended fantasy book that blatantly ignores the idea of a “story” in favour of worldbuilding. I’m not even saying that I have very high standards when it comes to the stuff I read (entertain me, and I’m happy. Hell, try your best, and I’m happy). …
Read more “Another Take on the Worldbuilding vs. Story Issue”
I haven’t been posting here as often as I was last year. What gives? Well, I’ve been juggling getting two manuscripts ready for publication this spring–finding reviewers, working with editors and beta-readers, and now finally onto formatting–while maintaining a 1500-2000 word a day schedule on The Wolf of Oren-yaro. That hasn’t given me a lot of time …
I wrote about this a while back, where I talked about Jaeth’s Eye, Book 1 of The Agartes Epilogues, as being a “short” fantasy novel at approximately 118k words. Aina’s Breath, Book 2, finished at 128,600 words. I expect I’ll end up cutting a few hundred more words before the final edits. Sapphire’s Flight, the third book, is going …
