When I started this blog, I had no idea what I was doing. I read somewhere that writers were supposed to have one. It felt like part of the job description, some unspoken rule of authorship—if you write books, you also keep a blog. So I started one. I thought readers would somehow find meContinue reading “350 posts and going”
Category Archives: Writing journey
The Phantom and the Citadel
Below is the second in a series of reports to Emperor Vesper Zuilkaarme on the strange happenings that occurred throughout Lucardia around the time of Prince Koen the Gray’s disappearance. You can read more about that disappearance here. This is an account from Grand Master Terrick of the Knights of Norn. To His Most IllustriousContinue reading “The Phantom and the Citadel”
Salt and Lucardia’s magic system
Salt in Lucardia is never merely a seasoning. Across worlds—ours and theirs—it has always been a thing of reverence. Empires rose and fell upon the salt trade; soldiers were once paid in it, their salary stems from sal, the Latin word for salt. It purified wounds, sealed oaths, and guarded the living from what lingeredContinue reading “Salt and Lucardia’s magic system”
Koen: Quills from the Raven’s Nest is here!
At last, Koen: Quills from the Raven’s Nest takes flight today, unfurling its dark wings and carrying readers into a tale of fate, defiance, and the shadows that bind us. This release marks not only the beginning of Koen’s struggle against the unseen hands of destiny, but also the opening of the Raven’s Nest itself—anContinue reading “Koen: Quills from the Raven’s Nest is here!”
Koen’s release is amost here!
This is my last post before Koen: Quills from the Raven’s Nest releases on October 1. It’s hard to describe what this moment feels like, standing on this edge. Terror, exhilaration, sadness, joy, relief—it’s all there, tangled together. Will this book succeed or fail? I have a lot riding on it. It’s my first traditionallyContinue reading “Koen’s release is amost here!”
Koen and the Circle of Eight
The impetus for the journey in Koen: Quills from the Raven’s Nest is that the prince must cement peace between his father, the emperor, and the Circle of Eight of the Northlands. But who are these warlords, and why didn’t the emperor simply impose his will as he did across all of Lucardia? In theContinue reading “Koen and the Circle of Eight”
Interview with Grendel Press!
Every story begins with a spark. For me, it was a forgotten name in a 13th-century chronicle—Lucardis—an obscure figure accused of heresy and erased from history. That mystery became the seed for Lucardia, the dark, myth-steeped world at the heart of my writing. Recently, I had the chance to sit down with Grendel Press toContinue reading “Interview with Grendel Press!”
October 1 approaches: a three year journey
October 1 is coming, and with it the release of Koen: Quills from the Raven’s Nest. I’ve been sitting with this story for almost three years now, and to finally be able to share it feels surreal. It isn’t “just another book” for me—it’s a piece of my life, a rollercoaster, a soul that’s beenContinue reading “October 1 approaches: a three year journey”
Wrong Turns, Right Stories
Writing is a system of choices. That sounds simple, almost mechanical, but when you are in the thick of it, the simplicity disappears. Every word is a crossroad. Every pause is a possibility. Every decision branches into another, until a forest of paths stretches out behind you. Some lead to brilliance. Some lead to ruin.Continue reading “Wrong Turns, Right Stories”
Koen arises!
The journey began on January 27, 2023. As I worked through the first three books of the Absolution of the Morning Star (AMS) series, I felt compelled to explore the three-year disappearance of Prince Koen the Gray, the father of Erikson Gray, the protagonist of the AMS series. I finished the first draft on AugustContinue reading “Koen arises!”
