I finally finished Act II of Sins for Sale and am working on tidying up the outline for the second half before writing. Wanted to share a scene with Ishethra in her Everdark mansion with Mannes, her domovyi (a demonic …
Merry Christmas from Ishethra, your new mob boss, here to announce Sins for Sale: a Bane War Prelude. As I got into Called to Serve and its backstory and flashbacks, I realized there was an entire story that needed to …
It’s my pleasure to announce the second book in the Bane War Series: Called to Serve. Inspired by Avengers, Ukraine, and the Witcher, you’ll follow Ishethra’s and Tariq’s courtship, their daughter Saffa Nightwind (she’s on the cover) and her Institute …
When I first started the Bane War series, I knew Alonka and Dragan had to have their own story. With the help of Allison, my editor, along with Hannah and Natalia, my beta readers, the book is ready for prime …
With Trickster Trysting, Bane War Vol. II in beta reading stage, I wanted to share updates. First, Fury Feeding got great feedback from a Netgalley promotion I did a few months ago. Readers liked the concept overall, but shared three …
Have you ever gone through, chapter by chapter, and painstakingly added drop caps to your novel? Well, that ends today. I’m originally a software engineer by trade, turned dark fantasy writer, so here’s a little script I made to create …
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Amazon charges a whopping 0.15 USD per megabyte delivered (converted from British pounds in Amazon’s example). When I first read this, I thought it meant gigabyte, but no … it’s megabyte. Imagine having to pay 15 cents everytime you downloaded …
I’m taking a writing class! I’ve learned a ton, and realize some of my patterns, structure, and prose need fixing, along with plot design. I’m pleased to report I’m 2/3 through the book reworking plot and characters to be more …
I’ve written software since age 7. Now I’m in my 40s and I’m trying my hand at writing dark romantasy. Insane? Probably. A worthy quest? I hope so. Today I wanted to share my inspiration for the Nightwind series of …