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Intro Percy Jackson and the Olympians—which The Lightning Thief is the first book of—is easily one of the most beloved middle-grade series out there. And, with the ongoing TV series, it’s only gotten even more mainstream over the last few years. So, if you haven’t read it yet, now is a great time to get…
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Intro Power levels are something that not every genre has to deal with but, if you’re writing sci-fi, fantasy, or superhero, it may be one of the trickiest things you’re going to have to tackle. For those of you who don’t know what I mean by “power levels”, I’ll explain. In many sci-fi, fantasy, and…
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Intro I’ve read a lot of really great fantasy series—I mean, a lot. Series with meticulous worldbuilding, beautiful writing styles, shocking twists, on and on. But, strangely, none of those series are the one that comes to mind when you ask me what the perfect fantasy series is. The Icewind Dale Trilogy—which The Crystal Shard…
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Intro If you write fantasy or sci-fi, you’re likely going to find yourself dealing with characters who speak languages that don’t exist in the real world. Maybe there are going to be aliens or orcs or even just regular old humans who, for one reason or another, don’t speak a regular Earth language. Which means…
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Today’s the last day to get The Sea Devil for free on the Kindle store! To celebrate the release of The Puppet Lord—the 11th book of the Rise of the Oathsworn series—the first book is available for free! So, if you’re up for an ongoing fantasy adventure series about a young fey knight vanquishing evil…
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The Puppet Lord, the eleventh book of the Rise of the Oathsworn series—and the beginning of the Grasping Shadows storyline—is now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited! In this 37,000 word fantasy story, Xier will find himself caught up in the middle of a conflict between a town lord and his disgruntled subjects. He’ll face…
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Intro I’ve always had a soft spot for mentor characters—I don’t know why. Maybe I like that experience-born confidence that they so often have, or seeing the relationships between them and their protégés. Maybe I just like them because they’re already cool and accomplished by the time the story starts, so they can work that…
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Intro As a life-long lover of mythology, I’m always excited to check out books based on it. So, when I first learned about The Song of Achilles, a dramatic, modernized retelling of The Iliad (and then some) told from the perspective of Patroclus, I was immediately intrigued. And I can happily say that it did…
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In celebration of spring, I drew this cheerful Xier and Benevolence. I’m proud of how Benevolence turned out, in particular. (Horses are a pain to draw.) And I remembered to record a timelapse of this one too, so you can see the process. (This drawing has also been added to the Rise of the Oathsworn Gallery,…
