Ullr: God of War
Ullr’s Fangs, the second book of the Incarn Saga (soon to be released), is named after Ullr aka Tyr, the Theriomorph god of war with a...
Shennue: The Trickster God
Shennue, god of mischief, mayhem, and illusion is the second god readers meet in the Incarn Saga. He is a wonderful example of the...
Issaura: Goddess of War
Throughout history, in mythologies created by very patriarchal societies, it is surprising and pleasing to discover a number of instances...
Developing the Pantheon
For my book series, The Incarn Saga, I needed to create a polytheistic religion for the Theriomorphs. The belief system had to be complex...
Women Who Inspire
There are many forms of inspiration that I relate to in some fashion or form. I have mentioned some of my favorite fictional women in an...
Mapping New Worlds
A large group of high fantasy authors create their own geographic spaces and fictional worlds. Some write a kingdom, others a continent...
Can you hear the music?
I’ve discovered when I am in a writing mode that I prefer total silence. This allows me to concentrate 100% on the piece that I am...
So...Who's who?
“So…who’s who?” a friend asked about my first book. I blinked then honestly replied, “None of my characters are based on my friends.”...
Just Why?
Here I go again. Staring at the same lines of text that I have written and edited and edited and edited and… I feel as if I cannot take...
Breaking the Trope
I have always been one to list towards strong female characters in movies and books. For me, these women fall into two main categories....
