Category: fantasy

• June 9, 2024

  Herezoth and the theological virtues

  I‘ve written before about how, though I do not write explicitly Christian fiction and people from all kinds of backgrounds and views have enjoyed Herezoth, my stories do come from my deep-rooted faith, and they build upon a natural law ethos. I realized recently how/why it is that book two, The Magic Council, is my…
• June 7, 2024

  My favorite voices in the audiobook version of “The Crimson League”

  As of this writing on May 9, I’ve listened to 16 chapters of the audiobook of The Crimson League: The Fight for Hope. One of my favorite aspects of it is Dana Allen’s voice work with dialogue, giving each character a fun, unique voice. Here are my favorites: KORA, for sure. Kora’s got a ton…
• June 6, 2024

  Humble, unassuming characters are the BEST!

  Some of my favorite characters are the humble, unassuming ones–who do what’s needed, without caring about whether it’s recognized, because it’s needed and it’s the right thing to do. They tend to be sidekicks or minor characters. Helpers. Supporters. They don’t mind sharing, or even giving up, the spotlight after it falls on them here…
• June 5, 2024

  No one told me how much listening to my book as an audiobook would feel like it coming to life

  It’s been so much fun working with my narrator, Dana Allen, on an audiobook version of The Crimson League: The Fight for Hope. Maybe it’s just the distance I had from the story before going into the project, but listening to the chapters as they come in . . . I didn’t think it would…
• June 4, 2024

  Character Spotlight: Gratton Welder

  I had a lot of fun writing Gratton: one of the king’s most trusted guardsmen. Gratton is originally from Partsvale up north. He has older brothers, most of whom also joined the army before him. Gratton had just become a soldier before Zalski Forzythe executed his coup against the royal family before The Crimson League:…
• June 3, 2024

  The Crimson League in “The Magic Council”: from War Buddies to Family

  One of my favorite things in The Magic Council: The Fight for Home is seeing the relationships of the members of the Crimson League (from book one of the Herezoth trilogy) mature and transform. They are all in different circumstances and different stages of life fifteen years after Zalski Forzythe than when we last saw…
• June 2, 2024

  My Only Villain Without Magic

  The Magic Council: The Fight for Home has my only villain who doesn’t have magic. I’m talking about Carson Amison, the Duke of Yangerton. He’s a bit older than the king, and he does not want Vane coming to the royal court. So, how much of a threat could he actually be to Vane and…
• May 31, 2024

  Character Spotlight: Francie the Fearless

  

  Francie Rafe is a really fun character–and pretty complex, I think. She had a rough childhood and carries a lot of guilt, not all of it necessarily her own. Francie grew up in the northern village of Fontferry and was Vane‘s best friend in childhood, before his Aunt Teena took him to Herezoth’s capital city…
• May 30, 2024

  TODAY IS THE DAY! “The Magic Council” is out!

  

  Launch day is HERE, y’all! The Crimson League is free on Kindle. The Magic Council is temporarily less than a dollar on Kindle. And both are available in paperback on Amazon. Learn more at www.herezothtrilogy.com There’s more about the books below, but first, I just wanted to thank, with all my heart, everyone who has…
• May 29, 2024

  One day to go! Reflection on pre-book launch jitters

  A book launch is such a fun experience, and such a fulfilling accomplishment. It can’t satisfy the deep longings of the human heart, but when you’ve worked long and hard on a book that you know has something of real value to offer to other people, it’s a wonderful feeling to know it’s going out…