

Shennue: The Trickster God
Shennue, god of mischief, mayhem, and illusion is the second god readers meet in the Incarn Saga. He is a wonderful example of the...


Issaura: Goddess of War
Throughout history, in mythologies created by very patriarchal societies, it is surprising and pleasing to discover a number of instances...


Developing the Pantheon
For my book series, The Incarn Saga, I needed to create a polytheistic religion for the Theriomorphs. The belief system had to be complex...


Women Who Inspire
There are many forms of inspiration that I relate to in some fashion or form. I have mentioned some of my favorite fictional women in an...


Mapping New Worlds
A large group of high fantasy authors create their own geographic spaces and fictional worlds. Some write a kingdom, others a continent...


Can you hear the music?
I’ve discovered when I am in a writing mode that I prefer total silence. This allows me to concentrate 100% on the piece that I am...


So...Who's who?
“So…who’s who?” a friend asked about my first book. I blinked then honestly replied, “None of my characters are based on my friends.”...


Just Why?
Here I go again. Staring at the same lines of text that I have written and edited and edited and edited and… I feel as if I cannot take...


Breaking the Trope
I have always been one to list towards strong female characters in movies and books. For me, these women fall into two main categories....


A Life of Its Own
When I first started working on Issaura’s Claws, I had a very good idea of who my main players were going to be—which were heroes and...



































