Excerpts from Jaeth’s Eye, Thirteen Years Ago

I‘ve talked about how many incarnations my debut novel went through before I ever found the true heart and soul of the story, the one that would drive it all the way to the end of Sapphire’s Flight. It seems amazing, looking back. I think I was a ridiculously arrogant young writer back in the day, …

When They Tell You Your Story Is Irrelevant

It usually happens this way: someone nonchalantly asks for suggestions for women authors/women main characters/diverse main characters/LGBT authors/etc. etc. Someone, always, somewhere, will say, “I don’t care what the author’s race/religion/colour/sexual orientation/favourite dog/favourite ice cream/favourite sexual position is, all that matters is a good story.” I generally avoid getting into discussions like these, simply because oftentimes, …