Whew, we are in February already. Time is flying for me, and I’ve got my fantasy-writing mojo back. Finally! I realized I was putting too much pressure on myself to decide everything about everything, and that killed my vision and creativity. I can write and come up with things on the fly that work, so…

A new year, a new you, right? Eh… I’ve never fully bought into the hype of having new goals just because it’s a new year. Goals need to come from deep within or they’re not going to stick, which then leads to failure and lowered self-esteem or frustration. And let’s be real, if you’re looking…

Still STUCK. I’ve actually stepped away from my story; my massive, enormous, beautiful, violent, heartwarming story. I’ve spent so much time creating the world and dissecting protagonists and villains that I’ve lost my passion for all of it. I can’t say that I regret it though. I knew there were things missing and things that…

I am stuck…no, not just stuck….I am STUCK. Plotting and looking at formulas and worksheets and dissecting plot and characters has brought me to a screeching halt creatively. I understand the need to know story structure and deep character scars and motivations, but at some point you have to ask: At what cost? I think…

When you have such a large story, it can be a struggle to figure out where to begin to tell the story. I am dealing with that right now. Working with Jeff Lyons in the classes has been amazing, but I keep finding myself wanting to go back and start at the beginning of the…

I’ve been creating this fantasy world, its societies, and thousands of years of history (along with the plot) for a while now, but it really started as a seed from my love of archaeology, a future character in the series and how she came to be. Figuring her out, I had to dive into her…

It’s nerve-wracking putting my series blog up online. It’s akin to having my skin slowly peeled off while sitting here typing. It’s also nerve-wracking because I am still plotting the entire series. There is SO much going on, and trying to wade through it is like trying to wade through tar. Well, speed-wise it is.…

Welcome to my site where I share everything I can about my journey of writing epic fantasy—everything that doesn’t give away any spoilers, that is. This is going to be difficult since each novel builds on the last, and the series needs to be read from the first book in order, and, of course, there…