Thoughts on the process of writing epic fantasy and worldbuilding.
I‘m bored and procrastinating, so I wanted to play a bit and dissect the opening line of The Wolf of Oren-yaro. They called me “bitch”, the she-wolf, because I murdered a man and made my husband leave the night before they crowned me. I don’t like wasting words. The rare exception is in dialogue or introspection, …
There’s a giveaway for The Wolf of Oren-yaro if you haven’t seen the link for it yet. Clicky! As mentioned, this will feature the ARC cover, not the new cover, because my artist doesn’t have the paperback version of that one ready yet. I was sitting here looking at this cover and wondering what it is that …
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Reviews for The Wolf of Oren-yaro have begun pouring in, and one thing that is common across the board is how people are having intense reactions to the characters. Some are universally hated. “Frustration” also comes up quite often. Why do these characters act the way they do? Is it all just in the name of realism? …
So before we talk about how I do epic fantasy characters, just let me put duct tape on my inner critic’s mouth… So, now that that bitch is quiet…I’m starting another novel on Monday, which means a whole new bunch of characters, and I’d like to make them all very well-rounded because like with all my …
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I did a thing back in May, where I decided to pull Jaeth’s Eye from World Tree Publishing and republish it myself in order to join Mark Lawrence’s SPFBO 3. The decision was made in hours, and it took me within the span of two days, working around the clock, to get the manuscript in better …
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