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A Literary PTSD

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition where a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. Red Rising by Pierce Brown was so brutal, that I was in shock for days after I finished reading the book. The author gave me a literary PTSD, he was so good. User Experience...

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In Don’s Head

The biggest impression Lisa Cron’s Story Genius made in my writing process is that a novel is a form of user experience. You need to let your readers live your main character’s life, to get them into his head. Graeme Simsion‘s The Rosie Project opened up Don Tillman’s head to me. There’s Something About Don...

Mom: Strong Female Lead

I believe that moms are superheroes.  And by moms, I mean every living creature that has ever nurtured another.  My strong female lead, Layla, in The Scientist King was inspired by my own mother who possesses a very strong faith – with an almost child-like belief that God grants all prayers.  And with all the blessings my mom has...

Dream Cast

Unlike the main character of the next book I will publish, I do have a dream cast.  I was thinking of specific actors while I was writing The Scientist King.  Let me introduce you to our AI-matched couple, the Mystical Queen and her Scientist King.  Was this how you imagined they would look? 

Designer Viruses, High School Biology & Virotherapy

With the pandemic we are living with, we tend to see viruses as villains. But in The Scientist King, I envisioned a future where we know how viruses work so well that we can design them. My initial inspiration for designer viruses came from my high school biology teacher. She planted the idea in my head...

Is The Scientist King Part of a Series?

With the proliferation of trilogies in both the science fiction and fantasy genres, as well as the subtitle of The Scientist King – A Communal Realms Novel, you may be wondering if this is a stand-alone novel or part of a series.  It’s a stand-alone novel that introduces the world of Emman. But the novel also became a...

Inspiration for the Veil

Inspiration for elements in my stories come from nature, art, and amazing discoveries.   In The Scientist King, there exists two realms: (1) the Human realm, which is earth as we know it over a century in the future, and (2) the Encantu realm, which is another dimension.  The Encantu King built a gateway between the...

Communal Government Hierarchy

In The Scientist King, Emman is ruled by a Communal Government led by the Commune Father.  Each specialized sector of Emman is led by a king or a queen; for example, the Scientist King leads the Scientific Commune.  Each sector ruler manages the resources pertaining to their area of responsibility.

The Encantu Churches

The Scientist King features four Encantu Churches. Church of Robur – followers harness energy from earth, Robur grants supernatural strength Church of Caeli – followers harness energy from wind, Caeli grants power over the mind Church of Nero – followers harness energy from water, Nero grants truth-seeking and deception via illusions Church of Patior – followers harness energy from fire, Patior...

Tau Solarin & Kobe Bryant

Last month the world lost a great athlete, Kobe Bryant, and we mourned a man who worked so hard to achieve all that he could in basketball. When I listened to Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter and got to know Tau Solarin – my first impression of the protagonist was that he reminded me...