The year is drawing to a close, and I’m briefly breaking social media hiatus to do a year-end update. This is the year where I made the move from an author setting her own time and doing her own thing, to an author working with a team and meeting deadlines. It’s been great. The Orbit …
I write epic fantasy. Not “diverse fantasy.” Even though it fits under that category for those looking to “expand their palate” or whatever. But I hate those words, and in private I never actually think that about my work. The dance I do to appeal to “diverse” readers is a systemic thing and I can’t …
I‘ve been on an PoC-authored book reading binge this year, which let me tell you, has been so refreshing it’s made me see the world in a different way lately. From Kacen Callender’s Queen of the Conquered, Evan Winter’s The Rage of Dragons, to Rin Chupeco’s The Bone Witch (with its lyrical prose that is …
We’re about four months away from the trade paperback launch of the epic fantasy novel The Wolf of Oren-yaro, and I’ve been working on a couple of really exciting things to celebrate. I’ll keep them under wraps for now, but suffice to say that I’m really happy with them so far. It’s a little amazing to …
Sometimes when people talk about the difference between growing up “not rich” and growing up “poor”, my mind wanders towards the whole idea behind safety nets. I’ve been cleaning the basement out lately, which includes rearranging stuff in the crawlspace/storage area. Which means I’ve found a few boxes we haven’t unpacked since moving back here …
