The World of The Agartes Epilogues: Found in the Shoho Family Farmhouse in the Sougen Plains

Dear Sume, Kefier told me a little about himself the other day. He was born in Gorent and lived there for many years. For some reason, I thought he was born in Lon Basden. He is getting very good at speaking in Jinan. You’d think he was a member of our family! I can’t wait …

Grimdark or Just Honest? On Epic Fantasy and the Tendency Towards Gratuitous Violence

The Agartes Epilogues is not grimdark. This is something I tell people in the description, because someone who is savvy in the genre of epic fantasy could immediately think this upon reading the Prologue of Jaeth’s Eye. It’s been described by many reviewers as violent, with some sex and some swearing. In epic fantasy, these are usually the signs of …

Aina’s Breath: Book Two of The Agartes Epilogues

This book is currently in the hands of the final editor. I’m doing the last few touches afterwards. I’ve set the release date for April 5, 2017, to allow myself time to finish and edit Sapphire’s Flight, the third book, and release it two months later. One thing: World Tree Publishing will not be publishing this …

Try Not To Tell, Show, But If You Show, Don’t Show Everything…

It has taken me a long time to be able to articulate my thoughts on the common debate on the show, don’t tell advice that is frequently handed down to young writers. And yes, I do believe that such a debate exists the longer you stay in this craft. Le Guin had an article about why …