25 African Sci-fi & Fantasy Books
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…
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CHARITY MONTH – $1 from every book sale goes to charity!
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…
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World-building Between the Lines: a close-reading of the propaganda in The Sword of Kaigen (Guest Post Sample)
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…
The Swords of Kaigen (Guest Post Sample)
A visual guide to the katanas featured in The Sword of Kaigen. With 2019 coming to a close, I realized that I've actually written far…
THE SWORD OF KAIGEN is a SPFBO Finalist!
For those who don't follow indie publishing, SPFBO stands for Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, a yearly competition created by fantasy author, Mark Lawrence. The contest begins…
Writing Fighting: Action as Character & Conversation (Guest Post Sample)
A post in which I review what I learned about writing action scenes while working on The Sword of Kaigen. With 2019 coming to a…
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On Writing Young and Old (Guest Post Sample)
In which I discuss self-awareness in continuing to write young adult stories as a no-longer-that-young adult. With 2019 coming to a close, I realized that…
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Letters From the Past (Guest Post Sample)
On West African scripts and the real-world origin of the Yammaninke Alphabet. With 2019 coming to a close, I realized that I've actually written far…
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The Sword of Kaigen Blog Tour is here! #TheSwordOfKaigenBlogTour
Way back in April, the amazing Karina at Afire Pages reached out to me offering to review and possibly host a blog tour for The…
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Theonite Source Bibliography
African history is so neglected in most of the world that a reader could be forgiven for thinking that the Yammanka people of my Theonite…