___________________________Dear reader,As I've been pondering my newsletter, I've decided to do my part in reducing the burden to your already overly stuffed email inboxes. I'll be trimming it down to once a month from now on. Feel free to let me kno...
______________________Dear reader,With book four just around the corner, it's time to start gathering beta readers! So, if you're ready to find out what happens next to Corin and Olenka, beta copies of the first 49 chapters of Waning Haven: The Sum o...
_________________________Dear reader,Anyone else here terrible at goodbyes?I am of course referring to that bittersweet moment when you finally finish the last book or episode or film in a series. It's such a mixed bag of emotions: pride in your acco...
_______________________________________________________Hey friends,I am confident in saying that Waning Haven, The Sum of Ages book four, is now 95% finished. Just a few more weeks of writing and it's off to the editors! In preparation for Waning Hav...
__________________________Dear reader,It's time to cast your votes. Which is better, HARD magic systems or SOFT magic systems?This has been a fairly common debate among fantasy readers lately, but in case you're unfamiliar with the terms, let me give...
_______________________Dear reader,Why does the main character always suck? Okay, maybe SUCK is a bit harsh, but you know what I'm talking about, right?The main character never seems to be the one I remember, or the one I get really attached to. Main...
__________________Dear reader,You know about the "Hero's Journey", right? It's sometimes called the "Hero Cycle" or the "Monomyth", but it's all the same thing. If not, forgive me, but I'm about to pop on my English teacher hat for a sec.A few years...
_______________________________________________________Dear reader,I know this is a little different from my usual emails, but I want to take a moment to be real with you guys. I hope you'll humor me.As a high school teacher, I've had the great honor...
________________________Dear reader,The longer I write stories, the more I realize that each individual aspect of writing is its own unique skill. Talent in world-building doesn't transfer to talent in writing dialogue. Good plotting doesn't equal go...
___________________________Dear reader,Once upon a time, our dear Grandpa Tolkien wrote a series so spectacular, so genre-defining, that it set the gold standard for fantasy world building. A Song of Ice and Fire, The Wheel of Time, even Dungeons and...
