When people complain about the writing in fantasy–even if it’s a legitimate complaint–but they seem to be relatively clueless at the hellfire-and-lightning storm-plagued mountain ridge the fantasy writer had to go through to even finish their book–I feel like throwing things. It’s not that readers aren’t allowed to complain about things. They’re allowed to–it’s your …
As shown by this handy graphic: Also, it’s 11 am and I’ve been writing since 5. Read The Agartes Epilogues so I can quit this insanity.
The eternal dilemma of every writer is the nagging self-doubt in the back of your mind: “What if what I have to say has no value to anyone? What if I go down this road and it’s all for nothing?” But for a lot of us, it isn’t a choice now, is it? I’ve tried …
The Agartes Epilogues is not grimdark. This is something I tell people in the description, because someone who is savvy in the genre of epic fantasy could immediately think this upon reading the Prologue of Jaeth’s Eye. It’s been described by many reviewers as violent, with some sex and some swearing. In epic fantasy, these are usually the signs of …
Read more “Grimdark or Just Honest? On Epic Fantasy and the Tendency Towards Gratuitous Violence”
This book is currently in the hands of the final editor. I’m doing the last few touches afterwards. I’ve set the release date for April 5, 2017, to allow myself time to finish and edit Sapphire’s Flight, the third book, and release it two months later. One thing: World Tree Publishing will not be publishing this …
Read more “Aina’s Breath: Book Two of The Agartes Epilogues”
