"Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window." – William Faulkner
This is a trope I'm sick of in fantasy. It's not that "the chosen one" is bad, but I've seen it so much that it's become cliche. (It's like the spunky red-headed female lead.) To me, making the protagonist "the chosen one" is just a reason to put them into the story. It's a plot … Continue reading “The Chosen One”
Did I nab your attention? Cool. Now comes the part where I ask something of you. (I know, right? What a let down.) My fourth book, the third installment of my Devil's Blood series, is rapidly approaching publication. (Squeals!) Obtaining book reviews for indie titles is a rough go, and obtaining reviews for a series … Continue reading Book Reviews?
I've got a new epic fantasy series in the works. I'm pretty pumped about it. I don't have the road paved yet, but I'm ready and more prepared than I was when I started Devil's Blood. I have a better understand of how to create different threads and how to relate those threads and how … Continue reading New Epic Fantasy
