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

by KayWriting Thoughts October 24, 2016Comments are Disabled

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

by KayExcerpts, Writing Thoughts October 22, 2016Comments are Disabled

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 …

The World of the Agartes Epilogues: Worldbuilding

by KayUncategorized, Writing Thoughts September 12, 2016Comments are Disabled

Not a very well-kept secret, but The Agartes Epilogues was supposed to be a JRPG that I co-wrote with my husband (then boyfriend) way back when I was just 16 years old. Some of my readers have since commented on the JRPG feel of the series–big tentacled monsters, angst, fantastic hairstyles (actually, not really–I’ve toned it …

The Character-Driven Epic: The Hero’s Journey and the Drive to Succeed

by KayUncategorized, Writing Thoughts September 5, 2016Comments are Disabled

Epic fantasy formulas are usually thus: An ordinary young person, (usually a boy, but also sometimes a girl), discovers something unique about him or herself: a hidden talent or a prophesy, or maybe they can swallow swords while juggling cats, I don’t know. And it turns out that this secret is what saves the world. …

The Agartes Epilogues: Short Stories

by KayUncategorized, Writing Thoughts August 23, 2016Comments are Disabled

I‘m releasing a few short stories on The Agartes Epilogues on Wattpad. This is a work in progress, so expect more over the coming weeks. Some of these, notably Jagged Slate on Blue and The Griffon’s Requiem, are pretty old. I’ve updated them to fit the current lore (yes, I heard myself, and yes, I’m …