★★★★★ Warning: This review will contain spoilers. I woke up this morning, my bookmark wedged at the end of Act I in Blood & Honey, blissfully unaware of the emotional trauma I was about to suffer. "Just one more chapter," I said to myself, still nestled in the warmth of my blankets as I reached [...]
Oh, the joys of reading new, immersive worlds. Oh, the struggles of creating those worlds. I am by no means an expert in this department, though I do write epic fantasy—fantasy that takes place in another world—and over the course of these last few manuscripts, I've learned quite a bit about building immersive worlds that [...]
Once upon a time is rarely cutting it as a good first line these days (and yes, I am well aware I just used it as my first line for this blog post 😉 ). There's a science to writing now, and the tried and true formulas can only get us writers so far. In [...]
If you've followed me on Instagram over the past month, you know I've written two books in one month. Averaging a book every two weeks, I've turned over 5,000+ words a week. Book 1 was finished in June after seven years of writing (I know, it's crazy) at around 90,000 words. Book 2 was finished [...]
"I've always wanted to write a book," people often say. "I never know where to start!" As a writer, this is something I've heard said a lot. I said it before I began. The biggest struggle with writing is figuring out where to begin. There isn't just one right answer, however, I am going to [...]
