The Dark World is OUT!

The Dark World (the series in its entirety), is me laid bare. All my anxieties, my fears, my struggles with low self-esteem, the need for often constant approval from family and friends and romantic relationships, are represented in various characters, situations, and dialogue. Though one would be hard-pressed to find a character that directly represents someone in my life, they are all there, mixed in my colorful cast of Vampires, Lycans, Enchanters, Dragons, Merpeople, Elves, and Elite Creatures.

I hope those that deal with anxiety and/or depression recognize these ailments in my characters and understand this is not a ‘fun, light-hearted journey,’ this is a maddening tale, a fairytale I call it.

REVIEW: The Black Seas of Infinity by Dan Henk

As usual, I’m posting my Goodreads review first: The Black Seas of Infinity by Dan Henk My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a very well-put together read. In hindsight, I feel like I watched an awesome, well thought-out movie. The pacing was excellent, the character was interesting, and you really feel drawn into…

When You Should Be Writing But

I feel we owe it to ourselves, as writers, or people who want to be writers or people who are aspiring to be published, to start putting our ideas down seriously. Sure, we’re screaming into a void and it’s just as likely no one is listening or even screaming back, but we do it anyway. Maybe because we need to, maybe because it’s all we know. Or we’re drunk. Either way, it’s something we do.

When One Chapter Ends…

I’ve recently taken some necessary steps to turn the next page or chapter of my life if you will, and as such I feel so much more refreshed, focused, and hmm…very much like a writer.

That writing part of myself was stamped down until recently, wallowing beneath some sort of veil I couldn’t lift over excruciatingly tired eyes. I was exhausted, mentally more than physically.

But I didn’t really know how depressed I was until I had a turning point, realizing where I was in my life wasn’t where I needed to be for happiness sake.