A Writer’s Character Secret
Writing is an outlet for emotional and logical discussions for me. When no one wants to talk about what I want to work out in my mind, I write. I write for relaxation. [...]
Side Quests
September 16, 2021 Side Quests Have you ever played those role playing video games (yes, I know they are called RPGs) where you are a character (or in the case of my personal favorite, Star Ocean, the Second Story, you are several characters)? Your job is to get from A [...]
Where Do I Start?
March 15, 2021 Where Do I Start? Have you ever wanted to start writing and looked at a blank paper or computer screen and thought, “okay, how do I start?” *Raises hand and waves it frantically* Honestly, I just go for it. Maybe I’ll edit and cut or rewrite the [...]
I’m Fine (Don’t Go Deep)
March 13, 2021 I’m Fine (don’t go deep) You know, someone says politely, “How are you today?” Preprogrammed for courtesy, we reply automatically, “I’m fine.” But are you really “fine?” Or does that really mean, “I’m hurting, but don’t ask?” In our society, it’s so easy to fall into the [...]
Brantley Station Brain
October 19, 2020 Brantley Station Brain You know, I’ve been a bit behind on posting blogs the past two weeks. This is because my brain has been in Brantley Station and Feli’tor and Devonia and Nilon. We just finished moving. I finally got my computer fixed after not having it [...]
Books in Person
Where to find my printed books in person! #ImSoExcited #WGVGymnastics [...]
Meet Brummen
June 21, 2018 Meet Brummen Chef Brummen of Brantley Station didn’t start life dreaming of being the head chef in a mining colony more than a mile below sea level. He began as a simple Grenadan lad. Brummen studied and worked hard as a child and joined the Grenadan Guards [...]
Creating Characters: Web of Deception
February 11, 2018 Creating Characters: Web of Deception The first of my epic fantasy novels to be published, Web of Deception, has some of my favorite characters. It took over seven years of development and several revisions to complete this work. I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so I never [...]
Creating Characters : Brantley Station Saga
February 8, 2018 Creating Characters: Brantley Station Saga One of the last set of characters I created were for a youth adventure series called “Brantley Station Saga.” This entire set was built off of one comment by my Dad. He was helping develop a website when he observed, “all of [...]
Finding Perspective
For whom am I writing? An author's first question to be answered before beginning a story. [...]