You’re in a new place, exploring it, taking 100s of photos. At the end of the day, you look over the photo and delete ones that don’t work. World builders, you might want to think a bit before you delete those bad photos. It’s like when you’ve written a terrible Read more…
I abandoned one book because I realized halfway through that I hadn’t read most of it. The story seemed to be 90% filler. I skipped it all because I was waiting for the book to get the point. 50% in, no point in sight. Classic case of an interesting story Read more…
Welcome to the Week in Links, a roundup of the latest articles for fantasy, sci-fi and horror readers and writers. Writing and Book Marketing You can now apply to be verified in Instagram Book Business: A Bookseller Interview Book Marketing: 10 Ways To Get Reviews For Your Book Self-Publishing: The Read more…
If you’re writing a post-apocalyptic story or a tale set in the Middle Ages, you might’ve found yourself doing some plant research. The Sciell’s Legacy: Book 4 of The Merging Worlds Series involves this kind of research. In The Lost Sciell: Book 3, we see the world slowly crumbling as war begins. In The Read more…
One of the consistent arguments against diversity in fantasy is the time and setting. Fantasy stories are modeled after medieval Europe. Writers and readers say, historically, people of color weren’t in that setting during that time period. If they were around, they weren’t going off on epic quests. People claim Read more…
Standing outside with nothing but nature in front of me and the soft wind singing through the trees didn’t kill my desire to silence it all. At least those inside whispered speculation about why I was no quiet and not the other thing. Magic was common on my island. No one cared about it. Read more…
Having limited funds makes you get really creative. You’ve heard how it’s good to step out of your comfort zone. It can be a total pain but you discover things about yourself. Sometimes life hurls you out of your comfort zone and you have no choice but to work with what Read more…
I’m sitting on a train grinning like a loon because a podcast episode made me laugh. Funny how a simple laugh can make you feel so much better. For those who’ve been following this blog, you know the last 2 years for me had been one long battle. Life is Read more…
Not too long ago, I noticed my Pinterest account gets 1 million monthly viewers. This isn’t like Twitter where I have 4,000 followers but only like 5% of people visit my blog. Pinterest has been magic for my blog. It’s not perfect. I still have a lot to learn. Certain Read more…
A couple of years ago, I was walking to the library with A Little Faster by There For Tomorrow playing on my device. Suddenly, I’m picturing a character, Josephine Royal, from my Merging Worlds series. Her power, her Lifeblood. lights her body on fire. I realized that form (lighting her Read more…