Is Religion a "Safety Net"?
It's an odd question, but one that's been in my head for a few years thanks to this picture: Funny, right? However, if you stop to think about it, it's...
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Fantasy Assassins Reading List
Welcome to The Ultimate Fantasy Assassins Reading List for Book Lovers If you love fantasy assassins as much as I do, you’ll probably be looking for more assassin fantasy books...
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Time to Get Rid of Shame!
Shame, like ALL negative emotions, have a place in life. Or at least had a place in our primitive societies. Shame is defined as "a painful feeling of humiliation or...
Book Review: Rosinanti by Kevin Kessler
It's Book Review Wednesday, and I'm thrilled to bring you the review of a book by a great new author—and a great guy, Kevin Kessler! If you like dragons, wuxia-style...
Why You Should Be Happy About Disappointment
That sounds like a bit of an oxymoron, doesn't it? How can you possibly be happy with something that disappoints you? Well, to answer that question, you have to delve...
Book Review: Rogue by Martyn Halm
I'm happy to once again bring you a book from the Katla Sieltjes series, one of my favorite modern-day series about the bad-ass assassin Katla! I reviewed both Book 1...
Less Testosterone = More Civilization?
I stumbled across an article yesterday on Psychology Today titled "Did a Drop in Testosterone Civilize Modern Humans?" Basically, the article explains how the physical changes in Homo sapiens (skull...
Book Review: Darkstorm by ML Spencer
For today's Book Review Wednesday, I've got a dark fantasy treat by the awesome ML Spencer. This is the first book of hers I've read, and I have to say...
What is Grit?
One of the things I've realized about most of the protagonists I've written (in The Last Bucelarii, Queen of Thieves, and my short stories) is that they all tend to...
Book Review: Sun God's Heir Book 2 by Elliot Baker
For today's Book Review Wednesday, I'm bringing you the Part 2 to the Sun God's Heir series (see my review of Book 1 here). I enjoyed the first part quite...
Why I Keep My Writing Area Clean
No, this isn't a "look at me, I'm so good" post. It's actually something I wanted to share because it has helped me to improve my productivity significantly. A few...
Book Review: Sanyare: The Heir Apparent
Today, I've got something awesome: the Book 2 in a dark fantasy series I immensely enjoyed (read my review of Book 1). This was definitely a great read and I...
Author Spotlight: Joshua Robertson
Instead of my usual Monday blog post, I'm going to do something a bit different. I'm going to talk about an author who has done a lot to help me...
Book Review: Doorway to Death Anthology by JEA
For today's Book Review Wednesday, I'm posting my review of a short story anthology published by J. Ellington Ashton Press (the publisher of my The Last Bucelarii series). I'd say...
Why Are We So Violent?
Here's a pretty terrifying fact: the rate of lethal violence among humans is 7 times higher than among other mammals. Of more than 1000 species studied, humans were the ones...
Guest Post: Planning for Pantsers
Today I've got a special guest post written on the HIGHLY controversial topic of planning vs. pantsing/gardening vs. architecture. Basically, some people (like me) tend to take a more structured,...
Book Review: Pawns by Patrick Hodges
It's Book Review Wednesday, and I've got a treat: a Sci-Fan (Science Fiction blended with Fantasy) novel written by an awesome author I met and befriended at last year's InD'Scribe...