If You Can’t Walk, Crawl – 2020 and 2021 in Retrospect
We’ve heard all the jokes about the decade that is 2020 and 2021 combined, so I’m not even going to start. But on a personal level, damn, these last two years. The world fell apart while I was going through my tradpub debut launch (a whole series launch), and if I had any expectations about …
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Fantasy Book Update: Legacy of the Lost Mage
Sometime last year, when the lockdown was taking up most of my brain space, I decided it was better to just make the most out of all that “free time” re-releasing my first epic fantasy book. Or, rather, the entire trilogy, which starts out with that first book, Jaeth’s Eye. Which sounds like a much …
Epic Fantasy Ramblings: The Irony of Fast-Paced Epic Fantasy
Fast-paced epic fantasy is an oxymoron. I’ve been thinking about this over my break, when I finally got into the Witcher franchise after 8 years of trying. I think I can safely say at this point in my career that I know how to write plots. I slow them down for a number of reasons–mainly, …
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Epic Fantasy Ramblings: I Write Epic Fantasy
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 …
