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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“The true story, as always, is in the details.” –Jaeth’s Eye They’re Really Crowning Her – Prologue “It’s finally happening, isn’t it?” Angko’s father told the pig-buyer the day he came to pick up the piglets. “They’re actually crowning her queen. I would’ve thought the Ikessars would have her assassinated by now.” “Watch your mouth,” …
I‘ve been on an PoC-authored book reading binge this year, which let me tell you, has been so refreshing it’s made me see the world in a different way lately. From Kacen Callender’s Queen of the Conquered, Evan Winter’s The Rage of Dragons, to Rin Chupeco’s The Bone Witch (with its lyrical prose that is …
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 …
I‘ve been at this indie writing thing like a ‘roided up pit bull since about Fall 2016, and that’s not much of a hyperbole. To put it into perspective, I was only about two or three chapters into Sapphire’s Flight at the time, and I only had Jaeth’s Eye published. Since then, I’ve gone on to finish and …
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