A while ago I wrote a blog post exploring how my book, The Balter of Ashton Harper, changed from draft to draft, and you guys really seemed to enjoy it. [...]
Category: Ramblings
The Ghost of NaNos Past
I didn’t participate this year, but NaNoWriMo has always held a very, very special place in my heart. It was in NaNoWriMo 2016 that I pushed myself to write the first draft of my debut novel, Honey Butter, which was published nine months later in August 2017.
The two Paintings of the Santa Maria delle Grazie
Milan, Italy Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 The cobblestone Piazza in front of the famous church buzzed with small clusters of tourists and a singular postcard seller. The air was brisk, [...]
Write What You Know
Ah, that one simple sentence which is the bane of every fantasy writer's existence. "Write what you know." "But how then?" The fantasy writer argues, frowning and leaning forward in [...]
Still A Masterpiece
The National Gallery London, England, February 2018 The room was crowded with tourists and art enthusiasts. The melody of different languages touched my ears. A thousand different smells. A thousand different voices. People [...]