Stories of a storyteller
Here is the place where I muse over the adventures of being a writer and reader. This will be the place to look over my shoulder at some of the experiences that have led me to where I am on this journey, inspiration from other authors stories and from good books.
Perhaps, more importantly to you all, this is the place to get updates on writing progress, upcoming projects, and extra bits of lore and worldbuilding.
A Taste of Questline
When you mention fantasy worlds to people there are some typical ingredients that come to mind: an evil that has grown musty on the shelves of time, a chosen hero that goes from whiny farmer to magnanimous hero (we’re not throwing names here), and a suspiciously New Zeeland backdrop. My mind treated those constraints like…
Questline Delayed: A Paradox of Results
I enjoy tracking my word output, like most authors. Typically, I’m aiming for a rough daily word count throughout the week (minimum of 250, but once I hit a stride with a story it usually bumps up to more like 700-1,000 words a day) and then I enjoy tallying up the monthly totals to see…
Lessons I Learned Through The Game
It feels crazy to think that roughly a year ago I declared the manuscript for The Game ready to move forward into pre-publishing work. The feeling of passing the manuscript off of the work table and, in that sense, away from a sense of semi-fluidity under my hands was sureal. It felt like the whole…
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