It's about writing and doing good with the inspiration God gives me.
With tomorrow being Father's Day it has me reflecting on how fathers appear in my stories. One of my favorite lines in Veiled Sun is Grandpa McIntyre remembering his son Alverson who died getting him secret intel on Project Alexandria. When I wrote that I was thinking how no matter how old my little... Continue Reading →
At night my little one has a night light that projects stars and a crescent moon onto his room's ceiling. Like most kids--and adults too--he's not a fan of the dark, so we let him keep a little LED flashlight in his bed. Also like most kids, he does his level best to stretch... Continue Reading →
With the year coming to a close soon, I thought I would share some of the books I enjoyed reading or caught my eye this year. And at the end share a bit about some news for my own writing in 2020. Super Hero Stories: LAUNCH by Jason Joyner: I really enjoyed this one.... Continue Reading →
Every so often I feel like I have moments where something I thought I understood suddenly becomes so much more. Not just clearer, but more profound, important. As is the case for the past couple years, my epiphany has to do with my little one. Most mornings there's a certain amount of frenetic energy.... Continue Reading →
In the 905th year of the Middle Era, the painted warriors of the north, or the Bogiáboreia, colluded into a motley group under a chieftain of meager authority. His name was Orthall, and he had twin sons who proved to be equally capable prospects for assuming rule of their people at the end of Orthall’s... Continue Reading →
The other day in a fit of melancholy, I tweeted out, "Today, I realized parenting is the repeated Sophie's choice of preparing your child for life without you and letting them cling to you." That was on day two of my little one being in pre-k. As you can guess a big milestone like that... Continue Reading →
There are few things that produce nearly as much joy as your child saying, "I love you," and knowing it is genuine. Likewise, there are few things as infuriating as that same child ignoring your instructions and then feigning an apology before going right back to what upset you in the first place. Obviously my... Continue Reading →
ABARROS The site of a battle in Libertias’ war for sovereignty over the region from Ecthelowall. Much of the town had been rebuilt in stone quarried in Ecthelowall and ported over as reparation for the costly conflict. Very little had transpired within the town of note since, and so its greatest point of interest... Continue Reading →
This week I'm sharing a letter that sheds some light onto the shadowy past of Quest of Fire protagonist Jason. His past plays a much bigger role in book 2, which I'm currently working on, but in The Gathering Dark we see him bitter about an obligation that's weighing heavy on him before... Continue Reading →
This week's #QuestOfFireFriday post is a bit of Lowlands history and a bit of a sad story. This is the story of Pepin's Fjord: Pepin the Foolhardy, son of Albaron's Laird Klaus was first in line for his father's throne. But he was only a teen when his father took ill and left many... Continue Reading →
