All of my works are now available on Indie Story Geek. Including works like "Null (Void)". For bloggers and reviewers, a review copy of "The Harlequin" is also available on Indie Story Geek. I learned about Indie Story Geek through my time of working with the virtual writer's conference Write Hive. Here is what it... Continue Reading →
New Book Coming Out: YA Dark Fantasy Horror Novel, “The Harlequin” (March 14, 2025) – Storygraph Giveaway starts on Feb 19!
I've made mentions to it here and there but now that the cover is done and narrators are picked, I can talk about everything in full. What The Harlequin is about: Quiet and bookish, Rosalyn always loved living in her head, especially under the glow of the silent moonlight. One snowy moonlit night, she finds... Continue Reading →
The Year of Soaring
It's 2025 so that means I'll be planning to head to S. Korea between Oct and Dec. That means after The Harlequin is out and published (March 14, 2025), everything will be focused on writing Soaring, a sci-fi fantasy alternative history work that has been worked on since about 2014. I talk more about it... Continue Reading →
Blockage and Writing
Some people don't have a book in them. They think they do but honestly, they probably don't. And that's ok. Writing is something that I notice people think is easy and that they'll one day "sit down and write a book" - which never comes. Some folks have genuine reasons to as why they can't... Continue Reading →
New Ink: Endless Alchemy’s Candy Sea and Wearingeul’s Swatch Cards
I got a new ink (because I somehow need more 🙃). This ink is from Endless Alchemy, a new ink maker who is based in Madras (also known as Chennai)*, India. I don't think I have any inks from India and now I do! As always, I strongly prefer to collect inks from ink makers... Continue Reading →
The Harlequin is not a Dark Romantasy – It’s a Horror, Plain and Simple.
I wanted to make sure to get this one out the way because someone somewhere out there will try it. My upcoming book, The Harlequin is not a historical fiction dark romantasy, nor a dark romantasy. It is a YA dark fantasy, horror novel. The reason why I am say this, particularly the romantasy part,... Continue Reading →
My thoughts on the current situation surrounding Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Caution: this post is about Ekpeki but Gaiman, Harlan Ellison and others are getting brought up as a comparative example. It has been brought to my attention that there are issues surrounding Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and ethics. Actually, it was Ekpeki who brought it to my attention via FB messenger after I saw two editors... Continue Reading →
Historical Notes and Content Warnings
A couple of my future works will be featuring a historical note. A horror fantasy work that references the Tulsa Massacre and an alternate history fantasy that references, well, the world's historical events. These notes are because, welp, they're history notes. It's important to point out "hey, this thing actually happened, educate yourself if you... Continue Reading →
Resin-ate
Firstly, I love the song "Resonate" by The Prodigy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUBUPFVLMOU Secondly, I have mentioned I have a bevy of skillsets, so that allows me to make special stuff for book giveaways and suches. For my upcoming book The Harlequin (coming out March 2025, read a super short preview on this post here), I am continuing... Continue Reading →
All Call Casting Call: Black Female Audiobook Narrator needed, paid gig (Audition ends Dec 21)
My go-to narrator, Soraya Butler, has left the field of audiobooks ;_; I really appreciated her work but now it means I have a new opening. It is for my upcoming YA dark fantasy/horror novel of 43,000 words, The Harlequin. It is ballparked to be about 4-5 complete audio hours. You're free to read a... Continue Reading →
