The nations and regions of a world determine so much about who a people are and how they choose to live. So when I started crafting the world of Eleshar, I knew it was going to be one of the most significant pieces of worldbuilding I would engage in. After […]

Writing Fantasy With a Full-Time Job About two months ago I learned that my current job contract was ending earlier than planned. This came at a time when I still had two full drafts left to complete on The Records of Eleshar, Book 3, and forced me to consider exactly […]

I used to think success was about marketing, monetizing my skills, and making money on my own terms. I thought it meant a long-term grind to a better life. In a way I was right, but at the same time so completely wrong. That truth had me redefining what success […]

AI is transforming the way we live and work, so it’s no surprise that it’s also effecting how we produce and consume our entertainment. Recently conversations have exploded around AI in fiction writing. The AI Controversy If you’re scrolling through social media and find your way into the book section […]

Movie adaptations have been around since the 1899 silent movie version of Cinderella. I can imagine the conversations back then, complaining that the film didn’t do the original story justice. That events were different, or modern sensibilities had ruined a piece of classic literature. I’m sure that people have be […]

Fiction writing isn’t magic, and it isn’t about waiting for some divine inspiration to strike. If you’re here thinking that one day a perfect idea will hit you like a lightning bolt and everything will fall into place, I hate to break it to you, but that’s not how it […]

Have you ever read a story where the emotions felt so real it was like living it yourself? Where the heartbreak, joy, or fury didn’t just appear on the page—they gripped you, made you pause, and left a mark long after you’d put the book down? That’s the magic of […]

Why is This My First Post? Before diving into the Brandon Sanderson book controversy surrounding Wind and Truth, let me set the stage for why this topic matters to me. I feel as though my journey as an independent author is starting to take shape. I started my publishing company, […]