Characters, oh the characters!

OR. how to keep track of those wonderful toys! Given my love of RPGs and RPG books (and books in general, but that’s another topic altogether), I’ve been known to use various gaming systems to spark character designs. For the superheroic Augments of The Jagged Earth, I turned to the Mutants and Masterminds ruleset by […]

The Cosmopolitan Inn

Tidbit the 1st: The tallest building in Aurora City is the Cosmopolitan Inn (aka “the Cosmo”). It rises 43 stories, not including the equipment, antennas and lightning protection on the roof. The height of all other construction in the city is capped at 39 stories by ordinance. Traditionally, this restriction also applies to the greater […]

Officially A Book

So, it’s been a big day. At least it feels that way to me. My ebook Orchids Ablaze has been available for pre-order since late November, but the official release was (technically) yesterday 7December. I was never quite sure that I was going to make it this far, but the finish line is in sight now. […]

The Foundation

I’ve always found that the characters in a story play the largest part in my enjoyment of fiction.  The twists and turns of plots, the surprises and the crisis point are absolutely necessary, but they usually are resolved during the story and I end up forgetting them by the end of the book.  The characters, […]