One of the first lessons a novelist learns is that writing a book is not like writing an essay in school. The dynamics are different. The time factors are different. The end results are different. The drafts are different. With an essay it’s common to finish a full draft of…
2018 has been an interesting year for me. To say it didn’t quite go as planned is an understatement. In January I had some really big plans and a really tight schedule planned out. There was so much I wanted to do that by March I felt burnt out and…
Description Chapter 1 – Part 1 THEN A curl of raven hair lay between the blades of new spring grass like a serpent. Despair crashed over me like an ocean wave as I reached for Eithne’s hand only to find it cold. “Lady.” A knight’s voice penetrated my sorrow. It…
Description The halls of the rehab center were filled with a nauseating stench of a greedy, impatient death. It clung to the walls like the slime in caves and made each breath a struggle. To the mortal nose it no doubt smelled like bleach. My boots jangled with each step,…