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Parasite Eve As promised, the first draft of the Mannequin Queen is completed. It was a wild ride from start to finish, and it felt great to be unabashedly creative with my work. Now, I'll be diving head-first into revisions and massage this story into a more cohesive whole. To get into the head space of this vibrant world, I usually play music that vibes with the themes of the story. "Parasite Eve" by Bring Me The Horizon, is one such song. It was published during COVID ti

Wow! It's May Already! A third of the year gone. Soon, delicate blossoms will give way to the sweltering summer fun and sunshine. Already the temperatures are rocking past 80°F. Time to break out the old AC units and maybe some of the reserved bourbon for the weekend celebrations to come. One such celebration will be for the second book of the Silver Fox. As I’m writing this, the first draft of the sequel stands about 340 pages—close to being finished! The themes of this book

Fool of a Took! Did you know there are only seven instances of the word 'fool' in Tolkien's "The Fellowship of the Ring"? Even the "Hobbit" only contained four of the famous word. Yet, the word has been a favorite of mine, no small thanks to Peter Jackson’s movies, and had appeared in the “Doppelganger Queen” about thrice as much. Whether you're feeling foolish or planning to fool around, I hope this email reaches out to you in good health and fun. Speaking of Fools... I want

The Official Playlist of the Doppelganger Queen It Started with a List The list was a metadata sheet for Amazon. A way for the algorithm monster that is inherent in all corners of our lives to connect the book to those with similar tastes. Some of them were easy to put down and others require me to wrack my brain. Then I saw the music section. It asked for two songs. Two. I almost screamed. I, like most authors and writers, use music as a way to help us create our craft. Whet

Welcome! Thank you for joining my first newsletter email. It's been a dream come true to finally be able to share my stories with everyone out there, whether through my novels or this newsletter. I hope y'all will enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed creating them. But First/ News It has been confirmed that my first book The Doppelganger Queen will be released this year through 4 Horsemen Publications! I started this book in October 2016 and to finally reach this moment had

There are four major species of the Mundane Realm: Humans, Dwarves, Elves, and Fey. Each of them has ethnicities, or subspecies in the case

When it comes to the first entry for this blog series, I could think of none other than the indomitable Sister Gertrude.