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October 23, 2017
Sneak peek at Silent Requiem, due November 24th, 2017!
Prologue Unknown Day The air was thick and the stone cold in the depths of the underground base. The room encapsulating Serraemas was dimly lit, the only source of light coming from a flickering…
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October 9, 2017
Megacon Tampa Bay, Animate! Florida, and the future
Just got back from Animate! Florida in Miami this past weekend, and back-to-back weekends with Megacon being the weekend prior was draining. But it was all worth it because I met many great people and had a blast.
These events were actually my first two as a vendor. It’s become clear that I’ve been missing out on a crucial way to meet fans and get my stories out there. I’ve been writing for almost four years now, and I think I’ve spent a good two of them approaching promotion the wrong way.
For the most part, I’ve stuck to online promotions to try and get my work out there. That includes reaching out to bloggers for reviews, paid promotion to attract people to my pages, and to promote my ebooks to boost my rankings.
While none of those are necessarily going away, I’ve untapped an important and special way of reaching people until now. There was nothing more thrilling than chatting with lovers of fantasy, games, and anime these past weekends. The feel of being face-to-face with people rather than accounts online was so much more satisfying, and it has rekindled my passion for what I do.
I have to admit that the months leading up to these events had found me unmotivated and doubtful, to the point where I considered quitting many times. I could barely push myself to write. It felt like I was going nowhere.
Moving forward, I’m going to hit it that much harder. Look forward to the cover reveal and release date of Tales of Ashkar Book Three: Silent Requiem soon, as well as my upcoming projects. I will be attending more events to come, possibly Paradise City Con in January, but for sure Megacon Orlando in May.
And I’m looking even bigger. If fate allows it, I’ll be attending San Diego Comiccon next july! I’m going to give it my all, and I’m never going to let go of my dream. I love to write. It’s the expression of my soul laid bare for everyone to see, and I’m not going to let anyone or anything stop me from doing it.
‘Til next time.
October 5, 2017
I’ll be at Animate! Oct 6-8th!
Miami dudes and dudettes, I will be at ANIMATE! at the Miami Airport Convention Center this weekend!
Come check me out at table 412. I’ll have all three books with me, so this is your chance to grab your signed copy.
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October 4, 2017
Broken Blades Don’t Sing Free for today!
In celebration of the two-year anniversary of Broken Blades Don’t Sing, I am making its e-book free all day! Grab your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01668ZTLY
In other news, great things are happening with Tales of Ashkar. Stay tuned!
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Broken Blades Don’t Sing
August 27, 2017
Garen is here
Garen is the latest continent to be mapped by the talented James Hunter-Shortland.
It is the westernmost continent in Ashkar, and goes by two names. The technologically advanced Veri call it Garen, while the more primal Dommogin know it as Dommoginar.
And it is these two races that clash constantly on their homeland. The Veri live south of the wall at Garen’s southern peninsula, while the Dommogin roam the vast central and southwestern parts, sharing the continent with the brutish Gorrin in Gorgor, savage Towrth in Reshatep, and other lesser creatures in the wildlands.
Up to this point, Garen has mot been relevant, though its history–and future–are very connected to Ashkar’s story.
The Veri guard what has been named Hell’s Keyhole, although what that means to Ashkar–and to you–will only be revealed in the later Ashkar books.[image error]
August 19, 2017
Silent Requiem is close!
Started on my final edit of Silent Requiem today! Look out for a cover reveal/release date soon! In other news, enjoy some nice progressive house https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YnyKaQFipE
August 14, 2017
Makka insight and history
Makka–the small region where most of Broken Blades Don’t Sing takes place. This region connects with Terra Nort through Aerdor Pass to the southwest.
Three main nations find home here: the Illistainian veri to the west, the lawful Enept-Ihsian humans at its center, and Merchant’s Keep further east, which is controlled by the Trade Barons.
But it is also home to others, like the savage Towrth, lizard-like humanoids who live in the wild in the Qwenain desert.
And there are parts where no living soul enters lest they seek risk or death, like Xerxes, The Fallen Kingdom.[image error]
August 6, 2017
Character insight
With Tales of Ashkar being the epic series it is, a host of many characters comes along with it. Each and every character that I write about either contains aspects of myself or symbolizes one or many things. With this post I wanted to share some insight into one of them, Incindir.
It’s funny that Catherine and I found this mug shopping yesterday, because the wolf is deeply embedded into Incindir. For one, his elemental is actually a two-tailed wolf of Ice and Fire, which also represents the duality of the character, tugged by the emotions of the heart and the philosophy of the mind.
An elementalist of both fire and ice, with eye color to match, Incindir is an enigma that is only touched upon in the second installment. Look forward to more insight into his mysterious past in the third and following installments.
Be sure to follow me on social media for more character insight in the future![image error]
July 27, 2017
Byward was a success!
Byward Market was a lot of fun today, and I look forward to doing events in the Ottawa area and more soon! Be on the look out! [image error]
July 22, 2017
Next event this Thursday!
I’ll be at the Byward Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Thursday. Come have a chat and pick up my books!
