Snarky, independent women, queer characters, and found families on irreverent but hopeful journeys through vividly-drawn magical worlds
 
Category: <span>My Journey</span>

New Short Fiction: The Midwinter Royal

The Midwinter Royal: A Romance of Tamnen I’m very excited to announce that I have a holiday surprise for all my readers! No, it’s not The Weather War–that’s still having the plot smoothed out and such. But it is a new story set in the same world as the Storms …

Stormseer Post at Mary Robinette Kowal’s My Favorite Bit

I’m so excited! Today I have a guest post over at Mary Robinette Kowal’s website, talking about My Favorite Bit of Stormseer! You might remember that I read Mary Robinette Kowal’s Glamour in Glass series recently–think historical fantasy along the lines of Sorcery & Cecilia–Magic meets Jane Austen. Well, I’m …

Interview with Stormseer Cover Artist Nicole Cardiff

In addition to being a fantastic artist and a professional, Nicole Cardiff is a fun and interesting person. I had a few questions I wanted to ask her about her process, which gave me an excuse to do an interview with her for the blog. So without further ado, here’s my …

Epic fantasy novella Sow the Wind now available!

I’m pleased to announce that my epic fantasy novella Sow the Wind is now available for Amazon Kindle! I’ll also have print editions available soon. Synopsis Eighteen-year-old Gabriel Malnythe should be training for his inheritance as a warrior nobleman. Instead, he dreams of entering the clergy and devoting his life to philosophy. …

First Look Friday–To Sow the Wind

I’m super excited! In a couple of weeks I’ll have a novella, To Sow the Wind, available in a different world than the Storms in Amethir series, and just this week I got the final art from my phenomenal artist, Phuoc Quan! I’m going to tease you all with a glimpse of the art:

To Sow the Wind novella cover hint

Stay tuned for more information! To Sow the Wind has a planned publication date of August 3–and if you sign up for my newsletter here, you’ll be the first to see the full cover when it’s ready!

 

 

Stormshadow Cover Reveal

I am so thrilled! I’ve been showing this to my friends in person, and I have it as my computer wallpaper, but finally I can share with you the cover design for Stormshadow! The artist is the phenomenally talented Phuoc Quan, who is not only a great artist but a delight to work with. He took my descriptions and created a gorgeous image that looks just as I imagined it–except better!

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Sunday Snippet: Meet Princess Azmei

When I wrote Stormsinger, I was actually surprised to realize Prince Vistaren of Amethir was betrothed to Princess Azmei of Tamnen. It was a political alliance, and not the easiest alliance to make, because Amethirian privateers have been known to attack Tamnese ships on occasion. Since I already knew Vistaren …