I always hesitate to call my writing fantasy, because I know that gives people the wrong impression. I’m more often tempted to call it historical fiction, because that seems easier to explain and defend. There is no magic in my imaginary world. There are no fantastical creatures. There’s nothing, in fact, that would be implausible […]
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25 May 13
All the old familiar places
As much as I dislike the old adage “write what you know” for the constrictions it places upon writers’ imaginations, in one sense it’s not bad advice at all. As a writer of historical fiction, it’s vital that I have a solid grasp of the context in which I’m writing. A lot of my research […]
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6 Feb 12
Worldbuilding resources
Disclaimer: this post is geared primarily towards historical-fiction writers, specifically those writing about classical antiquity-apologies for the narrow scope! I’ve started putting together a master post of the most helpful online resources I’ve found in doing research for my Cymeria series, in the hopes that somewhere, somehow, someone else might also find them useful. I’ll […]
17 Dec 11
Writing and college
When I started drafting this post in my head, I was thinking I would come up with some Practical and Helpful Advice on how to balance writing and college, since I know I’m not the only young writer out there trying to juggle the two. Then I realized I had nothing really helpful to say […]
18 Oct 11
A few worldbuilding ideas
So you have this idea for a story. You have a plot, you have some characters, you have the general idea of when and where your story will be set. Now you need to flesh out your setting so that it becomes real and even familiar to the reader-and that’s true whether you’re writing general […]
Introduction
I'm an amateur military historian, a drinker of coffee and dry red wine, a cinephile, a hockey fan, a cat lady, and an all-around nerd. I like to travel. I also like books, philosophy, and political theory. I write historical fiction and fantasy, most of which deals with combat and conflict in the individual experience. My debut YA historical fantasy novel His Own Good Sword was released on 7 May 2013.
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