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On Writing “The Crimson League”
Writing a novel is such an interesting, personal and intense experience. Since today (October 24) is the final day of my free promotion of “The Crimson League” on Kindle, I thought it would be fun to...
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Inspiration and the Novel
Soon after I released “The Crimson League” in April, I was talking on the phone with my older sister, and she told me she had finished reading it. I asked her if she’d liked it, and she said she had,...
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RELEASE DAY!!! “The Magic Council” is here! CUE THE BALLOONS AND CONFETTI!
Herezoth’s next chapter begins today! I can’t believe I am now the author of two published novels. This has always, always been my dream and what I felt drawn to do with my life. It’s truly surreal to...
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Ran out of Outline…. UM….
STARTING NaNoWriMo WITH AN INCOMPLETE OUTLINE: GOOD? BAD? NEITHER? So, NaNoWriMo’s been fun. I’m at 75,800 words for the month, and I’ve now completely run out of outline to guide me. I didn’t manage...
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American Football, Epic Fantasy, and the Importance of Playmakers
What do two my greatest passions–sports and fantasy literature–have in common? The focus on TEAM. One of my favorite things about epic fantasy is that it tends to have lots of characters doing things,...
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Inspiration: Lightning Bolts? Today, More Like Hammering A Nail!
The month’s almost done. The novel’s not (though I’m a winner. Woo!) Today, writing for #NaNoWriMo was…. not good. Sure, I’ve won already, but I got barely three hundred words written this morning, and...
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New Year, New Novels: Finding Your Writer’s Road
What’s your writer’s road look like? Well paved, with many sign posts? Winding, off the beaten track? Is your progress a planned travel or an exploratory journey? Hey guys, and Happy New Year! Hope you...
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From Character Sheets to Free Promo: What a Difference 3 and 1/2 Years Make!
I chose a beach scene for the cover because I like the symbolism of life’s ebb and flow involved in the tide. Also, my favorite scene takes place on a beach. I’m becoming nostalgic as I gear up for a...
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On Writing As Therapy
This post is one of the more personal ones I’ve written, but I wanted to address the topic, because I’ve learned through the years that writing as a way of dealing with my troubles and insecurities is...
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I Can’t Stop Editing This Work In Progress. GOOD SIGN!
I’m on the road. On my way to shaping up this novel. And I can’t seem to get off the track! (Not necessarily a problem, though.) As I write this, I’m 138 pages into my current editing pass through “The...
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Big News: Announcing “The King’s Sons” on MAY 31!
Hey everyone! I’m really stoked to take a brief break today from my normal blogging schedule to announce the release date and reveal the cover of “The King’s Sons,” book 3 in the Herezoth trilogy. I’m...
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Kora Porteg meets the Crimson League: Book 1 of the Herezoth trilogy is FREE...
New Ebook Cover, designed by Brad Covey, http://designer.bradcovey.com/ I rarely post selections from my fiction here, but I wanted to gear people up for next week’s free promotion of “The Crimson...
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Editing Your Fiction: What are Your Writing “Tics”?
Haven’t I heard that already? From you? Six times? So, the last book in my fantasy trilogy is set to release soon. Doing one final pass through “The King’s Sons,” mainly for proofreading purposes and...
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