Sorin, the dead land. The province no one visits unless their desperate or corrupt. Years ago, I created 7 maps for my Merging Worlds series. In Book 2: Chains of the Sciell, characters started mentioning places in overseas lands. It was time to include a world map in the book. I created each land…
Have you ever tried researching your genre’s audience? Just Googling fantasy readers? You won’t find a lot. Most of the content is usually dated or you can’t vet them. I’ve tried using those databases you can only access through your school or local library. Even then, it’s difficult to find genre market research data. Why…
Title: Creators of Darkness (Merging Worlds Series 3.5) Author: Auden Johnson Genre: Dark Fantasy Summary They gave darkness life It’s a living power, made good or bad depending on who wields it. This energy lives in darkness, night and shadows. It grows in those hidden areas within you. The parts you don’t want anyone…
A dark fantasy world where residents are dying from hunger. They’re desperate to devour the energy in Darkness. They’ll even destroy their own world to do it. … No animals greeted Hayan as he strolled. Branches didn’t bend to welcome him. Everything was still as if his forest died standing up. Leaves glowed purple but…
Writing and designing is work but it’s also relaxing. Often times, I’ll make a map or write a story purely for fun. Inspiration has been raining down. I have so many ideas. I have to figure out how or even if I put any effort behind them. While listening to The Creative Penn podcast episode Author…
A buzzing lives in your stomach. Your chest flips at the turn of each page. Your arms shake. All you want to do is pound your fist on the table and scream, “Yes, it works!” You can’t stop smiling. Excitement. When you’ve worked on something for so long, when you hit roadblock after roadblock and then,…
It’s October. My favorite month. Trees turn pretty colors and Halloween is at the end of the month. My neighbors decorate their houses like it’s Christmas and they’re cool with people walking on their grass to take pics. And this year, I’m going to Comic-Con. For two days. Do you know how many years I’ve…
The town was pretty and full of lies. Luka found the contrast entertaining. Bright, colorful buildings packed with even more vibrant people. Forever spring. The lawns and sidewalks were filled with flowers you couldn’t find in any other part of the world. Everyone dyed their hair some candy color, often with matching contacts and outfits….
It took almost 2 years and a lot of roadblocks but The Lost Sciell is here! Being poor without being homeless and then getting a job…I haven’t had a lot of time to work on books. Then, social media marketing takes up a lot of bandwidth. I’ve thought of quitting a couple of times but what…
It’s been a ride. Working on a book is always an adventure but this one was something special. 2017 has been full of obstacles in the form of walls decorated with arm-length spikes. I finally have a date for The Lost Sciell: Book 3 of The Merging Worlds series. It’ll be released on December 19. ……
