I recently finished the second draft of a story I’m working on, and I decided to share it online. I’m sharing one chapter at a time, and the story is about 487,000 words right now (roughly 5 paperback novels in length, give or take), so this will take awhile. I estimate that 2nd draft is… Read More
I recently heard something remarkable about Sarah J Maas (though I haven’t been able to ascertain whether or not it’s true): that she hired a personal trainer as part of her research in writing A Court of Silver Flames. The theory goes that since Cassian is in excellent shape and knows his body very well… Read More
I wanted to write a blog describing my process of telling stories. It’s the kind of thing I like talking about, and it’s also the kind of thing that as a younger writer I would have loved to read. When I was younger I loved hearing other writers describe their style. So with that in… Read More
One thing fans of fantasy novels seem to always want is more fantasy novels. I’ve seen a lot of questions in forums and Facebook groups along the lines of, “I like X book/author, what other books would you recommend I read?” Unfortunately, most of the responses don’t say why the rersponder would recommend Y or… Read More
Note: I wrote this in February 2015, but thought it was worth finally posting. This past year (editor’s note: this was 2014), I’ve hit dead ends on every story I started. I tried to write a sequel to The Dragon’s Curse. My characters didn’t cooperate, and getting words on the page was like pulling teeth.… Read More
