NOTE: The following are my wrap-up thoughts on this year's SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off) created by Mark Lawrence. For more on the competition, see…
Continue reading → The Real SPFBO was the Friends We Made Along the Way
If you missed my earlier announcement, I'm making a big shift in my writing this coming year. In short, I'm shelving the Theonite universe for now to…
A look at how I created the religion of Ryuhon Falleya in The Sword of Kaigen. With 2019 coming to a close, I realized that…
Continue reading → Ryuhon Falleya: Creating a Fantasy Religion (Guest Post Sample)
Most of the good things about this year came from other people - the readers, bloggers, and other authors I've had the privilege of connecting…
A guide to the occupational castes featured in The Sword of Kaigen. With 2019 coming to a close, I realized that I've actually written far…
Continue reading → Kafonu: The Castes of Kaigen (Guest Post Sample)
The following letter was copied from my most recent email to my mailing list, since I couldn't bring myself to rephrase it all in a…
Continue reading → Difficult News: Discontinuing the Theonite Series
A post in which I discuss the creative process behind the character of Misaki from The Sword of Kaigen. (Header artwork by Tiffany Jones) With…
Continue reading → Making Misaki (or How Not to Create a Protagonist) (Guest Post Sample)
I had so much fun last year putting together my list of 25 Asian-inspired fantasy books for the launch of The Sword of Kaigen that…
Dear Readers, It's hard to believe that the great planet wheel has already brought us back around to December. But here we are, and it's…
Continue reading → CHARITY MONTH – $1 from every book sale goes to charity!
A post in which I explain my model for the construction of propaganda and show how I used that to inform the 'history lessons' featured…