What is the ideal length of a fantasy novel? Of a fantasy series? Fantasy, as a genre, is known for being big. Big stakes, big emotions, big battles—and big books. It isn’t unusual for a single fantasy novel to run well over 200,000 words. Authors like Brandon Sanderson regularly turn in doorstoppers, with Words of… Continue reading Fantasy from A to Z: E is for Epic
Category: Sea Mage Cycle
WIP Excerpt: Bloodfire Legacy (Chapter 1)
I am happy to report that I finished the final draft of Bloodfire Legacy earlier this month. It is now in the capable hands of my editor, Josh Leavitt, and if all goes well, it should be out in ebook, print, and audio sometime in July. In the meantime, I thought I would share the… Continue reading WIP Excerpt: Bloodfire Legacy (Chapter 1)
Five things I did at work last week
Last week, I: I haven’t been blogging a lot lately, but hopefully that’s going to change soon, as there are a lot of thoughts and updates that I ought to share.
Five things I did at work last week
Last week, I:
Five things I did at work last week
Last week was kind of crazy. My in-laws were gone for half of it, and we did a deep clean on the house before they came back. We also did a whole lot of Easter stuff as a family, which was fun, but it kept us very busy (hence the near total lack of blogging).… Continue reading Five things I did at work last week
Five things I did at work last week
Last week, I:
Five things I did at work last week
This post is a day late because I sprang for the paid version of ChatGPT over the weekend, mostly to generate… er… images of my wife. For research purposes. But here are my five bullets. Last week at work, I: