Fantasy Author

As writers, we create our characters. We care for them. They’re a part of us. They’re bits and pieces of people we know, of people we pass on the street. We come to understand them as well as we know ourselves. Our characters carry our stories into the hearts and minds of our readers. Yet, if we don’t torture them, we aren’t doing our job. There are many ways to cause distress in a character’s life. It isn’t all about bamboo under the fingernails (although it can be). It’s ab

So, this is my first blog. I've had a lot of 'firsts' lately; my first tweet, my first follower, my first request for a signing-my first sale. Publishing my first novel (yep, there's another one) has been as rewarding and exciting as I'd always hoped it would be. But it's also been humbling. The entire experience has reminded me that, hard work and persistence aside, the stars saw fit to align themselves for me. It's shown me how fortunate I am to have so many good people in