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The Novice of Thanatos and the Real-World Practice of Mos Teutonicus

Writing a book about a group of monks who primarily deal with the dead brought me down an assortment of macabre rabbit holes. Some of it was fascinating, and some will plague my nightmares. Although I write fantasy, I write grounded fantasy in the late-medieval period. Patching together the real with the fantastical gives theContinue reading “The Novice of Thanatos and the Real-World Practice of Mos Teutonicus”

Now surgery

So, where am I? Gosh, I’ve been working so hard, but I struggle to answer that question. Sometimes, it seems I take two steps forward and one step back. I am moving, but it never seems fast enough. I completed a facelift, and now it is time for some surgery. After creating my new bookContinue reading “Now surgery”