Dear Friend, Romance Tropes in ISEF (ISEF is short for In the Shadow of Emerald Fire) is something I wanted to include secondary to the fact that a novel just isn’t a novel without some romance woven in. Do you agree? What’s my definition of good romance? While I’m not a gushy, swoony type of…
Dear Friend, Christmas is well on its way, and to help celebrate the Christmas season, I have a Christmas Sale in place! Best Savings? Starting this week, 12/1, until Sunday, 12/7, check out my website store for the most savings you can find on Book 1-The Lost King’s Daughter and Book 2-The Heir! Or save…
Dear Friend, I thought it might be fun to include a post on the General Fantasy Tropes you may find in my clean, YA, medieval Christian fantasy series, In the Shadow of Emerald Fire, or ISEF, for short. Prefacing our conversation by saying that book tropes were nowhere within my scope of thinking when I…
Dear Storyteller, Take a Break is Tip#14! It might seem like horrible writing advice. You might very well be saying out loud or in your head, “But if I take a break, I’ll only get behind!” To this I say, not so. Contrary to popular belief and all the writing advice that is currently out…
Dear Storyteller, Pacing your Novel Tip#13 is a bit of a crucial one. It’s also a tip that has morphed a lot for me over the past two years in particular, at least compared to the earlier decade or so of penning my current book series. It was in the editing stages that I really…
Dear Storyteller, This Bonus Tip: Battling Self-Doubt seemed necessary secondary to the fact that I found myself struggling with it so impossibly at the beginning of this year. Upon further reflection, as well as feedback I received from my editor, I realized the importance of nipping this creeping fear in the bud. And I hope…
Dear Friend, Is Book 1 an allegory? You might be surprised to know that I’ve already touched upon this subject once before and answered it to the best of my ability at the time, but I believe it bears repeating. (You can find my old version here, if you’re interested in reading that one, too)….
Dear Friend, Another Book 3 Update at your fingertips! How long you have waited for this current Book 3 Update, and I’m happy to finally be punching my fingerpads against the keys to bring you this exciting news! It’s quick. It’s sweet. It’s here! What’s the news? By the grace of God, He answered my…
Dear Storyteller, Always have Pen and Paper-Tip#12 is probably one of the most crucial tips for a writer. Why? Once you have your story down, your plot flowing, and your mind moving at a speed faster than you can think, you’re going to find yourself with a very definite need to always have pen and…
Dear Friend, Book 3 Update is here! Finally! It has been a long, long while since I’ve given any update regarding my progress on Book 3…well…maybe that’s mainly because I don’t have much to share with you! Haha. In truth, that is a bit of it, and yet, you know me, I always have something…