Book Review: Peccadillo by Martyn Halm
It's Book Review Wednesday (my favorite day of the week), and I'm bringing you a book I read MONTHS ago but have only just now gotten around to reviewing. Trust...
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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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What Does a Master Thief Look Like?
Fantasy stories involving thieves have been my favorite for years. I've read LOTS of them—from The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner to The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott...
Guest Post: What are Deontology and Consequentialism?
Today I have an interesting post from a fellow author and friend of mine, the amazing M.L. Spencer. It's a bit more philosophical than my usual psychological fare, but I...
Book Review: The Fell by Lyndsey Harper
Today on Book Review Wednesday, I'm bringing you a book from my own personal favorite genre: dark fantasy. It's a new release (launched Jan 18th, the day after Child of...
Book Review: The Hunters by Heidi Angell
It's Bonus Book Review Saturday, and today I'm going WAY out of my comfort zone to bring you a story of a sort I NEVER read: vampires. Thankfully, Heidi Angell...
The Hardest Thing About Character Development
Today, I'm fortunate to have a guest post by the awesome L.E. Fitzpatrick, author of The Reacher series. It's on a topic near and dear to my heart: character development…...
Book Review: Child of the Night Guild
For Book Review Wednesday, I'm going to do something different: I'm going to share reviews of the book I just launched yesterday (Jan 17th). I've gathered the reviews from various...
Not All Serial Killers are Geniuses
Most of the time, when we read about serial killers (especially in fiction), they're presented as evil geniuses capable of outwitting law enforcement and evading detection. The truth is that...
How Dark Should Your Stories Go?
Dark fantasy is, by definition, a pretty "dark" genre. The stories tend to be grimmer, grittier, and more maudlin than heroic or epic fantasy. Instead of the "white vs. black"...
Book Review: Highlords of Phaer by Brock Deskins
It's Book Review Wednesday, the day I get to talk about the latest book I've read and enjoyed. I think you'll love the new one: a fantasy novel with just...
Fear: How the World Stands Still
Fear is a fascinating emotion. It can produce all sorts of unusual reactions: tightening in your muscles, a twisting in your gut, a spike in your heart rate, and the...
Doing Romance in Fantasy Right
As you all know very well, I am NOT a romance writer. I've never had the desire to write romance-heavy novels, but I prefer to use romance as an element...
Short Stories by Joshua Robertson
Today, instead of one book for you to read, I've got two short stories. They're both written by Joshua Robertson, the author of Anaerfell. The stories are set in the...
The Guilt-Free Criminal Mindset
In preparing to write Child of the Night Guild, I had to do a lot of research. I wanted to understand everything that went into the character's story—from the skills...
A Way With Words: Emotions and Feelings
As a writer, I always have a hard time trying to put the emotions of my characters into words on a page. I can feel what the characters do, but...
Book Review: Hometaker by Dean Wilson
Today, for Book Review Wednesday, I have a book I've been looking forward to: the FINAL book in The Great Iron War series by Dean Wilson. I've read the books...