Book Blog
A place for story notes, worldbuilding discoveries, writing updates, and glimpses behind the curtain of my fantasy worlds—along with the occasional reader quiz or bit of fun.
Harvey’s Flu: the Unfolding of the Pandemic of 2039
First Meeting, the beginning of my dystopian compilation of Friends of my Enemy: Stories from the War hints at events that unfolded in the beginning decades of the twenty-first century. Events that changed the world. Harvey's Flu is the first... The official...
The Making of a Trilogy – Post 2
As I mentioned in my last post, I hadn’t plotted out what came after Born of Water, book 1 in my epic fantasy trilogy. That wasn’t a horrible thing, but I do think I missed a few opportunities to really weave the overall arc of my trilogy together. That is a mistake I...
The Making of a Trilogy
Planning a trilogy is not the same as writing a novel. Especially when, like so many new authors, I wrote the first book without much of a concept on what would happen next - or even if there would be a next. I was happy to have written a book at that point! There are...
The details of my fantasy world building
Sometimes my fantasy world building spills over into the real world. You see, my husband and I are building a house. We aren’t expert carpenters or plumbers. Even more challenging is it is in a remote spot and off-grid. Lots of hurdles to tackle there. I feel like...
The Language of the Elements: Kay Selfah
It seems crazy to me now, but yeah, when I wrote Born of Water I created a language to go with it. What can I say? I wrote and edited the novel over three years. Plenty of time to screw around with such lofty goals such as creating worlds and languages! Looking back...
Book Review: Storm Dancer by Rayne Hall
4.5 out of 5 stars The book description: Demon-possessed siege commander, Dahoud, atones for his atrocities by hiding his identity and protecting women from war's violence - but can he shield the woman he loves from the evil inside him? Principled weather magician,...
Book Review: Blood of the King by Bruce Blake
I have loved epic fantasy since . . . well since my mother let me choose my own books! Come see how I rated the first book in an epic fantasy – the first I’ve read since writing my own!
Book Review: Threads of Betrayal by Monica Miller
Another historic romance that, from the description and reviews, I was excited to read. See what got me excited to crack it open and find out if it was a false love or had me begging for more.
Book Review: Song at Dawn by Jean Gill
Historic fantasy, romance, intrigue that sweeps through a time of persecution and budding hope. I fell in love with the story . . . but perhaps too much. See why I think it could have been more.