When willful eleven year old Nara receives yet another beating at the orphanage she finally decides to escape. Her decision coincides with a new desire to seek out the sorceress who lives in a neighboring valley. The mere mention of the sorceress strikes fear in the most powerful of men,… Read more“Review of ‘Breach of Worlds’ by Dana Davis”
Amazing Monarch Butterflies
I’ve always really liked butterflies. As a young kid one of my favorite science projects in school was the hands-on metamorphosis lab. The teacher hung a mesh net filled with plants that contained eggs. In the first days the eggs hatched and the caterpillars ate the plants. In a few… Read more“Amazing Monarch Butterflies”
Are prologues a good idea or should you avoid them?
Prologues, is there a secret to a good one or are they just a bad idea? To be fair I’m a fan and all of my completed stories (one is published and two are under contract for later this year) include a prologue. In the further interest of full disclosure,… Read more“Are prologues a good idea or should you avoid them?”