Thoughts on the process of writing epic fantasy and worldbuilding.
I’m supposed to write all these things to promote my book, says my boss who lives inside my head. So uh, let me talk about what the heck is going on with The Dageian Puppetmaster series, which is a spin-off of Legacy of the Lost Mage. Both of these series are my “everything but the …
I’ve dealt with a lot of narcissists my whole life. An observation I made over the years is how the Filipino culture, and the difficulty of life back home and abroad for the common Filipino, has made narcissism almost a cultural trait. In my school days in Manila, “talent contests” were pretty common–kids who won …
I sometimes can’t believe I’ve been on this grind for at least six years. Six years ever since I started taking my self-publishing journey seriously. Six years ever since I burned all the ships, so to speak, and said goodbye to my engineering career so I could focus on writing full-time, with no guarantees that …
Five years ago, I started writing this little book where I wanted to deconstruct the idea of a “strong female character” in epic fantasy. Down the rabbit hole I went. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was going to end up encountering misogynistic responses to the work, in addition to having to …
We’ve heard all the jokes about the decade that is 2020 and 2021 combined, so I’m not even going to start. But on a personal level, damn, these last two years. The world fell apart while I was going through my tradpub debut launch (a whole series launch), and if I had any expectations about …
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