Once Upon A Time: My Journey into Epic Fantasy

We start where we always have, at the beginning. It’s 1983, in Spokane, and I was a baby. Yes, I said it, a baby. I was an adorable baby with big blue eyes and dimples and an irrepressible grin. Or so I’m told. But let’s skip ahead a bit. We’re in Southern California, in one […]
Runa: The Reluctant Heroine Who Steals More Than Just Secrets

She’s not the chosen one. She wasn’t born with magic or an heirloom sword. She doesn’t want to save anyone or anything, and she most certainly doesn’t want to be a hero. Runa is a friendless thief who uses draperies for tissues, has the manners of a wild boar, and whose first, second, and final […]
Kiama Korora: Crafting Akiponahai, an Island of Secrets

Every great story needs a world to call home, and for Secrets of the Sky Gods, that place is Akiponahai, Nest of the Sky Gods. The island forms a central pillar in the story of its world, both in its role as the heart of trade and as an untouchable force of nature. It is a […]