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 …
One of the most interesting things I’ve learned writing epic fantasy novels is realizing just how deeply people apply their own worldview on things. So that if something doesn’t “match,” it feels off. I write from the perspective of someone who grew up, and is still surrounded, by a culture that emphasizes getting along and …
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In case you missed out, Orbit Books just did a cover reveal for The Wolf of Oren-yaro. A year of waiting has finally paved way to the excitement of having a book about to be released in stores (!). I spoke about the story behind the book’s acquisition over at Shut Up, Shealea. It’s …
The worldbuilding in the epic fantasy world of Agos-agan, which is the world of both Annals of the Bitch Queen and The Agartes Epilogues, is heavily inspired by my own culture. And one of the things I wanted to write about is the matriarchal flavour of many of the societies in it, which sets them …
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Yesterday, my writing circle had a nice discussion about style, where we tore apart some of my older writing samples and I explained what I did, and didn’t do, in those days. I mentioned this in my post yesterday, about how there is an element of cringe when I read those samples even though in …
