Behind the Scenes

I said before that the majority of my books take place in the same universe (which doesn't have an official name yet but probably should--I've been calling it Sleeping Dragons). Prime and Trinity are two of the three main worlds in that universe. I'll announce the other when its first […]

From Blood to Ashes: Worlds Wide Open

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When I wrote The Lost Princess of Howling Sky, I decided the series needed a map. Most high fantasy books have maps. It had to be done. I also needed a map for myself because the visual helps me keep track of things. Win-win. I figured why not make it […]

From Blood to Ashes: Map of Prime

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When I write a love story, I want to see it from all sides of the relationship(s). Though, I don't always do this because I don't think all stories need it. That's how I decide points of view and tense and everything--it's all based on what this story needs. In Nightshade Academy, the […]

From Blood to Ashes: Meet Adano

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Lisette and Adano were the starting point of From Blood to Ashes. I usually build worlds and characters together, but since Prime was already made, thanks to The Lost Princess of Howling Sky, I had a pretty concrete setting to play with. The Lost Princess of Howling Sky is mostly about the […]

From Blood to Ashes: Meet Lisette

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I have the curse/blessing of a million ideas. The number of stories I want to write is huge. And it keeps growing. Unfortunately, I am only human. I doubt I'll get to write EVERY story. That's where things get hard, because I have to choose which stories to write. When […]

From Blood to Ashes: The Idea

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I hope y'all are enjoying Nightshade Academy. Episode 2 came out a few days ago, and I'm already posting the first draft of episode 3 on my Patreon. Yep, I'll post a new chapter every day until that draft is complete, and then I'll move on to episode 4 and […]

Nightshade Academy Episode 3 – Patreon Early Access

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What makes a monster? It's a pretty age-old question, but one that never ceases to be fascinating to explore. It's also rooted in the world of Ilenima.  Nightshade Academy is located inside a hidden town called Nightshade located in northern Alaska. The town sits in the eye of a constant storm […]

The Hidden Monster Town – Nightshade Academy Extras

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Who doesn't love dogs? Okay, some people don't. But they're wrong. Kidding. Or am I? Anyway. Kian is Nova's love interest in Nightshade Academy. He's also an aswang who turns into a big black dog that he likes to think of as a hellhound. Because it sounds cool. While Kian is […]

The Goodest Boy – Nightshade Academy Extras

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I had an idea for how an aura reader might see people's "souls." It involved colors. Or Colors as Nova would call them.  Nova is the perspective character in Nightshade Academy. That story is hers. Nova perceives the world very differently from most people. You could argue she sees it in […]

The Pink-Haired Vampire – Nightshade Academy Extras

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Romance. It's in everything. No, seriously. It's in everything.  Truthfully, I used to kind of begrudge that fact. In some ways, I still do.  What the hell, Kestra. Aren't you a fantasy/romance writer or whatever? I mean, yes. Totally. Let me explain. I never got it. It was never something I could […]

Different Flavors of Romance – Nightshade Academy Extras

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