Elara, a young priestess of the Moon Goddess, is captured, cursed, and transported to a technologically advanced world. She teams up with Finn, a brilliant engineer, to expose corrupt forces exploiting technology and bring justice. A thrilling tale of magic, technology, and self-discovery unfolds. Elara must confront her inner darkness and decide her loyalties. WillContinue reading “Elara’s Journey: A Techno-Fantasy Adventure”
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Cosimo’s Journey: Transitioning from Freedom to Obligation
Here is another excerpt from Cosimo’s tale. This is technically from the second story originally created for Cosimo, and begins his transition into the politically shadowed world his family operates from. The streets were quiet as the dark of night lifted ever so slightly. At times, it was my favorite part of the day, walkingContinue reading “Cosimo’s Journey: Transitioning from Freedom to Obligation”
Exploring Relationships in Cosimo’s World
This is the opening of the story that introduced Cosimo and his world in Families of the Empire. “This is a bad idea,” I said softly as we walked toward the grand entrance of the Amorperdita Club. Elaine squeezed my hand and gave me her shy smile. She was the reason I had agreed toContinue reading “Exploring Relationships in Cosimo’s World”
Revising Romance: Enhancing Character Arcs in A New Past
Funny how focus shifts. I began re-working A New Past to make a non-explicit versions of the story as a means to find some creativity for my other work. It has quickly become my primary focus for writing. I’m happy to say Book One is complete, and will be published under a different author nameContinue reading “Revising Romance: Enhancing Character Arcs in A New Past”
Understanding Character Depth Through the Lens of Who
I recently started to get caught up on Writing Excuses, Season 20 while commenting into work. Specifically, Episode 5: Lens 1 – Who. The discussion introduces “the lens of who” — which means talking about characters. This is a great refresher on making characters that are multi-dimensional by showing them through different “lenses”. A key take-away is the ideaContinue reading “Understanding Character Depth Through the Lens of Who”
Balancing Real Life and Fictional Worlds
Sorry for the break in posting. I’ve been busy working to make ends meet with my real job and fallen off the writing bandwagon a little. Now that I’m being productive in the real world, I’m ready to jump back into the fictional worlds in my head. I’ve been toying with two story ideas thatContinue reading “Balancing Real Life and Fictional Worlds”
Technomancer: Beta Readers Wanted
Balancing Romance and Sci-Fi: A Character Study
One of the problems with writing Erotic Science Fiction is the fact that many potential readers assume the focus is on the erotic elements rather than the underlying science fiction and general plot. To try and overcome this perception, I’m sharing some excerpts from my series, A New Past to share some of the “non-erotic”Continue reading “Balancing Romance and Sci-Fi: A Character Study”
WIP – Technomancer: Exploring Malachi’s Dark Bond
Continuing to share the opening scenes from my current work in progress, Technomancer. Malachi felt something through the bond he had created with the priestess. Sensing her thoughts across realms was more difficult than he had foreseen. He sat down in the chair on the balcony overlooking the chaos sea. The churning energy from thisContinue reading “WIP – Technomancer: Exploring Malachi’s Dark Bond”
WIP – Unraveling Mysteries: Elara’s Journey in Technomancer
Continuing to share the opening scenes from my current work in progress, Technomancer. Finn was surprised when Elara reappeared, clean and in a different though similar dress. She also had sandals on her feet. His breath caught at the sight of her. He felt nearly invisible in her presence. His normal clothes were functional, notContinue reading “WIP – Unraveling Mysteries: Elara’s Journey in Technomancer”
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