My publisher and I have been having a long…discussion about a category for one of my series. Often, my Merging Worlds series gets comments like it’s great for adults and young adults or teens would enjoy this. Whenever I’m at a conference, teens are the ones grabbing my books the most. But, I don’t market the…
Raneer Brin couldn’t see spirits but he felt curious eyes watching him. Haunted places were his home. At least, they were in the past. This cemetery was supposed to be a haven–all tall grass, old trees and ancient graves. Raneer watched his feet. Spirits attacked when you defiled their graves, even by accident. He had received a…
Toreth Nanka woke up each morning to a sweet, calming scent. One good thing about living in a world with giant plants. Her home sat on top of a beautiful pink flower. One of the few plants in the world that wasn’t trying to kill you. Tor’s power helped a little. She couldn’t make friends with plants intent…
Ivalia Eli wanted to say they were lost. It wold be easier if they were. The land wasn’t showing them the way out. “How long will it make us wait?” Ivalia was tired. “Asking a hundred times a day isn’t going to make it easier., Raav Kani growled out. “Please. I can practically hear the anger in your…
It’s tough writing a story with a big cast. You want to give characters the right amount of development but you don’t want to confuse your readers. I’m still struggling with this. One of my beta readers got confused with the characters and their relationship. They were reading Book 3 of The Merging World Series….
It’s 60 or so years after the apocalypse. Countries are trying to rebuild society. War puts the world in chaos. This is life in my WIP, Book 4 of The Merging World Series, The Sciell’s Legacy. The world is dangerous for everyone. Characters build their own villages to stay safe. Several questions come up while…
She was suffocating. No matter what she did, life wrapped steel arms around her and squeezed. Neta Avra always felt at ease by the water. The chains loosened as she started at the reflections. Her little brother, Lin, was playing in the shallow end of the lake. Callias Rez, her friend, was making sure Lin…
Some magic can have dangerous consequences. Kiran, En and a team of magical investigators travel to an island to banish whatever haunts the old schoolhouse. It takes them no time to realize the building isn’t the problem. The island is. As Kiran’s power develops, she becomes a danger to herself and her team. Will they…
It’s done. I’ve never been so happy to finish a design. In Part 1, I talked about how I began designing the cover for The Unburned Island. Now, you’ll see the results. This was my first idea. When I realized this image wasn’t going to work, I searched the stock images I owned to see…
Designing the cover for The Unburned Island has been a ride. It’s taking me over a month. It’s one of the hardest designs I’ve worked on. I’m close to being finished but I’m having trouble getting the right font color. I started this process with some rough sketches to get an idea of what I wanted…
