First Draft of Books 2 & 3 Complete! FREE EXCERPT

30 Jun 201830 Jun 2018

That's right!  I have finished adding back in that plotline and setting up for Book 4, so I'm going to turn my focus over to get you books 2 and…

Spiritual Warfare and Cultural Foundations of Akiniwazi

16 Jun 201816 Jun 2018

  I've made no bones about this fantasy world of mine being based not on paganism/polytheism/humanism like ohhhh almost all fantasy out there that we've generally heard of.  Yes I…

Dynamiting the Key Log

12 May 201812 May 2018

  I've been bunged up here with the book lately.  Why?  Because I did not understand my characters and setting well enough to push forward.  It all goes back to…

Chaos… At Home & Abroad

6 Mar 2018

With all the news going on in the world, it's been very hard to focus on my writing.  Then again, realizing how big this grew, I've been struggling with the…

Trip It Up and Down

4 Feb 20184 Feb 2018

When I don't feel like I've tripped and fallen into the pond, I feel like my feet are stuck in mud with writing. On the other hand, my Alpha Readers…

Sometimes You Must Go Back To Go Forward

4 Jan 2018

After a great meeting with my editor, I realized that I had to restore a subplot I cut out of the book.  I figured it was going to end up…

Okay, NOW the Middle Build is Done

29 Nov 201728 Nov 2017

I wasn't sure what would be the better ending point.  A conversation with my protagonists with a bunch of big revelations, or an interrogation by my villain.  I like my…

Gratitude and Progress

23 Nov 2017

So far it's been a wild week for writing. Six chapters in 6 days including one that freaked me out and made me go "Well, this ain't for kids anymore. …

Ensemble Casts Suck

26 Oct 201726 Oct 2017

No seriously.  They are such a pain to write.  How do you give proper attention to characters when you are stuck with scenes that require seven or more to be…

A Huge Weekend Writing

14 Aug 2017

I'm tired!  Whoooeee! Four new chapters, 7,700 words in two days And the craziest part, I now reached the point where I expected to start it in the first place! …