A peek at The Fall of the City of Bells
As announced last week, The Fall of the City of Bells is out now. I wanted to tell a bit more behind the scenes stuff and give a glimpse of the poetry of the story.About eleven years ago, I jotted down on a notecard the idea of a magic...
The Fall of the City of Bells is out now!
My novella in verse The Fall of the City of Bells is starting to show up in various online bookstores. I'm thrilled to have this available to read, and I adore the cover art made for it by Island of Wak-Wak.(Note, Island of Wak-Wak is also the pu......
Melle and the quest for justice
I got caught up in travels and family stuff, so this is nearly a month late--but that's not too late to check the story out!So, while I was traveling to Michigan, the fifth and final novella of the Moth Plateau series came out!This is the story of......
Milliva, the doubting priestess
Days of Sagebrush and Absence is out now! (Get if from Amazon or from any of these other stores)It is the story of environmental collapse, of doubt and comfort, and of a well-earned mistrust of those who wish to exploit the land.My notes for this one b......
Introducing Sakehin, a daredevil with delusions of grandeur
In this ongoing series of behind-the-scenes posts about the Moth Plateau novellas, we have Sake. He was a very fun character to write, one I deliberately made different from the types of characters I usually write about. In real life, he'd wear o......
A daredevil and an uncanny city: Time with its Tricks
Falling a bit behind here, with the usual spring busyness, but be sure to check out Time with its Tricks (Amazon | universal links), the third Moth Plateau novella!I'll have more to say about Sakehin, the daredevil at the center of this story, bu......
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......
The seeds of a story (or is it the story’s cocoon?)
With novella 2, Pursuit and Moth Songs, out now at Amazon and elsewhere, you may be wondering where in the world an idea like the Moth Plateau comes from. A place where the moths are so thick they block the light? Why would I even imagine such a thing?......
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......