Sometime last year, when the lockdown was taking up most of my brain space, I decided it was better to just make the most out of all that “free time” re-releasing my first epic fantasy book. Or, rather, the entire trilogy, which starts out with that first book, Jaeth’s Eye. Which sounds like a much …
The explosion of breadth and stakes between The Wolf of Oren-yaro and The Ikessar Falcon has been commented on for years, and I wanted to talk about some more why this difference exists, why the tone is somewhat different for both epic fantasy books. (I also wrote a post before on why this series should …
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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 …
Today, I’m going to be writing what will be my 12th novel (and yet another epic fantasy) since I first stopped treating my writing like a test of my worth. As I’ve talked about before, my decision to self-publish was the beginning of my resolve not to put my future in somebody else’s hands. I …
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Fast-paced epic fantasy is an oxymoron. I’ve been thinking about this over my break, when I finally got into the Witcher franchise after 8 years of trying. I think I can safely say at this point in my career that I know how to write plots. I slow them down for a number of reasons–mainly, …
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