New Year, New Musings

One of the skills a writer should be able to develop, if they’re not naturally good at it, is to be able to predict an outcome based on several circumstances. It’s crucial in order to get a story to flow naturally. Forcing an outcome that is not naturally dictated by events is disastrous; readers will …

Authorly Musings and Epic Fantasy Rant 3

Sometimes, I curse the day I decided to become an epic fantasy writer. Even though I know exactly who to blame (Christopher Paolini), it’s one of those, “…in hindsight…” moments. See, the thing is, I am very, very stubborn. I am the kind of person who says something and then–unless I absolutely feel like I …

Jaeth’s Eye – Excerpt

Hello again, folks. I’ve just had a tiring day walking around good old Vancouver. We moved out of the big city four years ago because the Reapers were coming we haz no money we wanted a more wholesome environment to raise our family in. That said, it’s still a pretty enough city to visit, and …

On Inspiration

I‘d like to think that there will come a time when people will ask me where I get my inspiration from and I can actually sit down and say something meaningful, as opposed to, “Weeelp, there’s just all these voices in my head, and if I don’t do what they say…” It is true, of …