Category: The Crimson League
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On real feminine strength in fiction
I recently watched this You Tube video on Eowyn and feminine strength, and why her big moment against the Witch King of Angmar WORKS so well in Tolkien’s “The Return of the King.” I was hoping it might get me thinking about the craft of good, inspiring, believable fiction, especially seeing the first novel in […]
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Update on “The Crimson League”
It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post, so I thought I would give you some updates on where things are regarding release and what I’ve been doing. It’s kind of “the calm before the storm.” I’m hoping to get my manuscript back from the editor by November. That would give me two […]
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Time to think cover design!
I’m trying to be more excited than overwhelmed at the thought of all that will need to go into my second edition of the Herezoth trilogy, starting with “The Crimson League,” the first installment. I’m beginning to consider what I might want the cover to look like. While I’ll be outsourcing the design itself, I’ll […]
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On the value of steady, quiet loyalty
As I revise my way through “The Crimson League” once again (this time after editor’s notes, yea!) I realize I have come this past year to a great appreciation for a particular minor character I never gave much thought to. His name is Hayden Grissner. He is barely of age, and he joins the resistance […]
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“The Crimson League” is back from the editor!
I’m so stoked to be able to announce that “The Crimson League” is back from the editor. Overall, she said: “Your story is fabulous. I’m enjoying it tremendously.” SOOOO…. Happy dance! One thought I had regarding semicolons that made me laugh, after I was told to use them sparingly: CLEARLY I was born in the […]
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When friends return (in life and in fiction)
I found out recently that one of my best work friends, who left earlier this year, will be returning. She texted me to let me know, and I was just SO excited. I can’t wait to have her back. I always felt comfortable sharing my concerns, triumphs, and frustrations with her because we were similar […]
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The challenges we don’t want (or, on self-pity)
Yesterday I wrote about the challenges we need and how, as authors, we need to make sure the challenges we give our characters are the ones they truly need. As I prepare for a second edition re-release next year, that got me reflection on one of my characters in particular: protagonist Kora Porteg in “The […]
Creative Writing with the Crimson League 