I had a conversation with another author once about “warrior women”—about the trope as it exists and the ways to subvert or twist it. Or more specifically the ways trying to subvert or twist it can make the whole character collapse into a pile of “huh?” A Warrior Woman is often, after all, given characteristics […]
For each book I’ve written, I’ve been invited to join the discussions of WotC Novels Book Club (Now The Sundered Book Club, on Goodreads). Every time, it’s been great fun and really rewarding to discuss how these books came together. I especially like hearing how people relate to the characters. When discussing my last book, […]
Recently, my editor, Nina, asked me how I would describe Farideh’s archetype, for the purposes of marketing text. She made sure I did not ignore the email by mentioning off-hand that the phrase “femme fatale” was getting tossed around. I read a lot of websites about character archetypes, readers. I delved down the rabbit […]
Today marks the release of R.A. Salvatore’s The Companions, which you are probably all busy reading. When you’re done and you get back here, I will sound as if I’m speaking from the past. But roll with me. That means the Sundering officially starts today and gets a great big kickoff at Gen Con! Are you […]
Fair Warning: I’m about to get a mite sappy. Last week, I turned in the final edits on The Adversary, the third book of the Sundering (and the third book of the Brimstone Angels/Farideh series). There’s something about turning in a book that feels like giving birth, only somehow backwards. You’re completely consumed by this project, this […]
It’s just a little more than two weeks before Gen Con–did you know that? I didn’t, until I went to their website today and then started panicking and I had to go lay down for a bit. Then I decided I needed to post my schedule, because surely someone wants to see me at Gen Con. Otherwise…well, […]
As promised, here is the cover for Brimstone Angels: Lesser Evils. From the cover copy: First there were three. Mere weeks after escaping Neverwinter, Farideh’s dreams are still haunted by Lorcan, the cambion devil whose power fuels her own. One of only four known descendants of the original Brimstone Angel, Farideh has no regrets about the […]
I don’t like having pictures of my characters. Okay, that’s not exactly true. If someone turned up with fanart of one of my characters, I would be absolutely tickled. But not because I want to see representations of these people—because it was real enough and clear enough to make someone want to recreate it. I loved hearing someone […]
November has brought two very exciting releases to my life. (One of these makes sure the other gets fed.*) That’s my son, Idris, and my second novel, Brimstone Angels. So far both are getting excellent reviews, although honestly most of Idris’s reviewers are slightly biased. We really cannot say for certain if he is the […]
Often when I tell people what I write, they want to know how it works with regards to the game. The default assumption is that someone hands me an outlined story and says “Write this.” (That’s not what happens). The follow-up assumption is that they give me a transcript of the game to novelize. (That’s not […]