Category: plot
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I am beyond excited about my prequel
I am just so excited about my prequel. I love this story so much. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s recognizing how I’ve grown as a writer over the course of writing and getting feedback from editors on the original trilogy that came first. Maybe it’s the fun I’m having joining old characters…
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COVER REVEAL!!! Book THREE of the Herezoth Trilogy is coming your way Nov. 1!
I’m SOOO excited to reveal the cover and a draft of the back cover for book three of the Herezoth Trilogy, coming November 1, 2024. This means . . . and I’m so excited about it . . . the whole trilogy will be available in time for the Christmas season. The whole trilogy! The…
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“Magic Council” Excerpt: Vane meets August
Here is a fun excerpt that I read on my first Facebook live: Vane meets August. ***SLIGHT SPOILER ALERT.*** (Nothing beyond what you would see in a trailer) Again, nothing beyond what you would see in a trailer. However, if you don’t want to know what would be in a trailer, you shouldn’t read further…
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Some ideas for future projects
The Herezoth trilogy will not be the end of Herezoth. I don’t know which other projects I’ll pick up, but I have a bunch of possibilities of where to go next. First up, of course, is the prequel I have mentioned a few times. I have a draft of it, and I’m very happy with…
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Prequel thoughts!
It’s been quite a while since I’ve physically worked on my prequel to the Herezoth trilogy, but after getting book three into shape, returning to it will be my next project, and I’ve been thinking about it a lot. It’s in the developmental editing stage–the first and deepest stage of editing that deals with story…
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The first “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie is one of my favorites. Here’s how the series inspired Herezoth
The first Pirates movie came out when I was in college. I LOVED it. I can’t tell you how many times I have watched it over the years (though I haven’t watched it recently.) It has its issues, but it was just so fun, engaging, silly, funny, and adventurous. It was a fabulous summer blockbuster.…
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Reflections on resilience through different phases of life
If there is one constant in life, it is that nothing is constant. We are constantly progressing through one phase of things to another. Sometimes the transition is gradual. Sometimes it happens suddenly. Sometimes we choose it, sometimes we don’t. Sometimes entering a new phase is unavoidable; other times, it’s a deliberate progression on our…
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Is Vane a lot like Zalski?
I’ve been thinking a bit lately about Vane and Zalski. Vane is the protagonist of The Magic Council, and I just adore him. He’s not perfect, but he’s a hero at the end of the day–because he’s selfless. He strives to live up to the example of worthy role models, has a deep sense of…
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Eucatastrophe: the literary device I picked up from Tolkien
Tolkien is the GOAT of fantasy. His works are complex, deep, powerful in ways I can only dream of imitating. He was a genius in multiple areas, I’d say. Now that it’s clear that I don’t mean to compare myself to Tolkien here (lol), I’m super grateful for Tolkien, not only for how his works…
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Sometimes you just have to wait and let the solution to a plot issue come to you
As I write this, I have FINALLY figured out how to close out a subplot I am trying to add to the prequel to my Herezoth trilogy. General Grombach, who features in The Crimson League: The Fight for Hope, has some serious plot armor in the prequel, and it was causing me issues. I couldn’t…
Creative Writing with the Crimson League 