Month: March 2026

A singer–and the ones who pursue her

 Continuing in this series of behind-the-scenes looks at the Moth Plateau, today we’re checking out the main character of novella 2, Pursuit and Moth Songs. And hey, we’ll toss in a bit about the other characters who show up here for the first tim…

An icon and a cypher: Druskan

 Each of the Moth Plateau novellas has a different point of view character. That does mean that to a certain extent you can jump in at any point in the series (though whatever order you choose for 1-3, I’d recommend reading those before 4).I’ll ad…

What Do I Call the Place Where My Characters Live?

The characters you create have to live somewhere. Well, unless they’re chronically nomadic, that is, which includes many of my main characters, but even they are probably going to visit communal dwelling-places at some point. So what do you call these places? If you’re writing about a real place in the real world, it shouldContinue reading “What Do I Call the Place Where My Characters Live?”

Pursuit and Moth Songs released!

The Moth Plateau novella 2 is out now. I love how this one came together–whereas the first novella is a relatively straightforward narrative, this one plays around with POV to tell the story of the mysterious masked woman from the Upper Plateau. Rahel…