Second Person Point of View
Second Person Point of View is the polar opposite of First Person: here, the Reader is a character within the story, and the Narrator exists… Read More »Second Person Point of View
Second Person Point of View is the polar opposite of First Person: here, the Reader is a character within the story, and the Narrator exists… Read More »Second Person Point of View
In First Person Point of View, the Narrator is a character who exists within the story world. They use first person personal pronouns to describe… Read More »First Person Point of View
Prologue “N… Nell…” The name, expelled on a puff of air through withered lips, was barely audible. Haunted eyes pled for a response, but the… Read More »Deathmark: Prologue & Chapter 1 | Sneak Peek
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Let’s talk about “King Thrushbeard,” shall we? This Grimm fairy tale is lesser-known than “Snow White” or “Little Red Riding Hood.” However, it has multiple… Read More »King Thrushbeard: A ranty-pants analysis
A few months ago, I received an email from Shepherd.com asking if they could feature THE HEIR AND THE SPARE, alongside my recommendations for five… Read More »Oddly specific book recommendations
This past weekend I had the delightful opportunity to be a panelist at SheaCon, a yearly conference organized and run by fans of author K.M.… Read More »SheaCon: The Aftermath
This is the final post of Author Notes for THE HEIR AND THE SPARE. Herein I disclose some of my thought process in choosing characters’… Read More »Hobbies and Pastimes | H&S Author Notes, Part 4
This third of four posts about THE HEIR AND THE SPARE examines the antagonist of the novel, Lisenn of Wessett. SPOILER ALERT, especially for this… Read More »Lisenn of Wessett | H&S Author Notes, Part 3
This is the second in a four-part blog series about THE HEIR AND THE SPARE. This post examines our hero (…?), Jaoven of Capria. As… Read More »Jaoven of Capria | H&S Author Notes, Part 2