Monthly Archives: February 2019

Stella was having a good day, sight wise, and she was grateful for that. How many more times, after all, would she be able to see Coveline rising out of the horizon over the Dragon Tears River? She didn’t know, and it seemed bad luck to try to count them. The sailors milled around her,Continue reading “Stella’s Vision”

I’ve been writing Woven for a long, long time now. At least, it feels like a long time. I started writing it in July of 2014. And I’ve talked often about how much I’ve changed over the course of the last four and a half years. Like, a lot a lot. What I haven’t talkedContinue reading “The many things that changed while writing Woven”

Chapter Three Victor looked down at his breakfast plate. There sat three soft-boiled eggs, sausage, toast with honey and butter. There was a hot cup of rich tea steaming next to his plate. There had been a time, when he was a poor boy growing up in Montelair, that a meal like this would haveContinue reading “Missing Stitches preview, Chapter three”

Chapter Two Devon leaned over the railing of his ship, the StarS Cobra, watching as the afternoon sun and the Great Gate of Septa drew closer. The wind blew through his dark curly hair, chilling his face. He’d forgotten how cold it could be outside of the desert. The skies were cloudy, and the watersContinue reading “Missing Stitches preview, Chapter Two”

Prologue Since, the moment that these creeping things started to crawl upon their earth, I have hated them. Slow, stupid, bumbling things. Always at war with each other, always hating their own kind for the shallowest of reasons. Even the ones directly touched by their Creator are gray, drab things. My own children would haveContinue reading “Missing Stitches preview, chapter one”

Originally posted on Paper Beats World:
Here is Chapter Three of Starting Chains. If you missed Chapters One or Two, here are some links for you Chapter Three Victor was hiding a yawn behind his fist when Talmadge came into his office. His eyes were burning from lack of sleep. She was a short girl…

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If you missed last week, I shared the first chapter of Starting Chains. Now, here is Chapter Two. Chapter Two Sultiana tilted her head back to feel the sun on her bare face. It was the first time she’d felt it without her veil since she’d come of age.…

Spoiler warning for Strange the Dreamer! Some of my favorite characters in fantasy and science fiction are the ones that appear human. Characters that you might pass on the street without another thought. The ones that look just like all the other people. But they’re not. For this list, I’ve included eight of my favoriteContinue reading “The best characters who look human (but aren’t)”

Originally posted on Paper Beats World:
Today, just for my PBW followers, I’m presenting the prolouge and first chapter of Starting Chains. I hope you enjoy it. Prologue You think you know anger, you silly thing. You think you understand fury, betrayal. It’s hilarious when you little nothings think you have an understanding of those…

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Broken Patterns is now available! Click here to order. Chapter Two Devon Mestonie had lived in the palace of his uncle the king for most of his life. His father had a castle and lands of his own, of course. But in all of his fourteen years Devon didn’t…