Category: My Worlds
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Character Creation: Face Blindness
Since I started doing author panels at conventions, I’ve gotten one question thrown at me a few times: “How do you come up with characters?” And inevitably, my process is just a little bit different from the other authors at those panels, because mine plays a lot into my face…
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A matter of scale
Originally, the Urban Dragon books were commissioned by Cliffhanger Press, and that meant I needed to write them according to a very particular set of instructions. Among those instructions was a wordcount: each of the nine stories had to fall between 18,000 and 25,000 words, and so I got very…
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On Questionnaires
I’ve been on the writing corner of the internet for a while now, and I’ve got a long, involved history with questionnaires. Whether you’re crafting a single roleplaying OC or an entire world, you’ll find thousands of lists full of all sorts of questions. Those lists can be super short…
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Character Creation: all in the family
In my first sketches of this current WIP, the protagonist was one of two children born to a single mother. The family began and ended there; these three were each other’s whole world, and nothing mattered but each other. It’s a very American family structure, which isn’t a bad thing–…
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Cover Reveal: Tatter and Shine
It’s almost the end of the month, which means it’s almost time for another new release. This month’s feature is Tatter and Shine, the story of a sorcerer who’s sold his soul and the new apprentice who’s out to make his life hell. Tatter and Shine hits the shelves on…
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Something old and something new
You might have seen an old short story of mine floating around the internet. I’ve cleaned it up, made it a little more pretty, and released it on major publishers. It’s my little way of saying that my hiatus is over. I’ll be releasing several stories over the coming months, so…
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And to all a good night
It’s Christmas Eve, and to those who celebrate it, Merry Christmas. To those who don’t, have a happy holiday. May there be more good times than bad for you in this season. Whether you count it as good (yay, another book!) or bad (aw, the last one?), today marks…
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Crusader Non Grata
It’s the beginning of the end, and the story of the Urban Dragon is starting to draw to a close. That’s right: Crusader Non Grata marks the last arc of the series. When we last saw our heroes, Arkay finally accepted her place as leader of the Hoarde, with all…
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Blog hop double stop: Top Ten and a Review
It’s time for another stop on our blog hop, but this is a particularly special one for me. The first stop is a fun one: A breakdown of my top ten favorite authors on Laurie’s Paranormal Thoughts and Reviews, which was great for really getting me thinking about the books…
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Now Available: Forest of the Damned
It’s time for the next chapter of Urban Dragon: Forest of the Damned. When we last left Arkay, she teamed up with the ex-monster hunter Mephistopheles to rescue Rosario from the clutches of the Order. But Rosario isn’t out of danger yet. When modern medicine fails her, Arkay makes a…
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