Welcome to my website! By day I am a technologist, by night a crafter of epic worlds and events. Here you can learn about all my books, read my blog, find book reviews, or free fiction and preview chapters for upcoming projects.
Works In Progress
Crystal Empire
Demara’s world is destroyed every year. Her people have been pushed past the far side of nowhere and to the edge of extinction. In this world, it is only the crystals that keep a tribe safe through the Turnings. Can Demara learn the secrets of the stones at the heart of that yearly apocalypse and save her people, and the world, from their fate? Is she ready for how far that journey will take her?
Book 1: To Chase Light [Alpha]: 105000 / 100000 words (105%) - Read the Prologue
Book 2: Imperial Heart [Alpha]: 83000 / 100000 words (83%)
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The Crystal Empire Preview: Chapter 1
Introduction
Genre: High Fantasy Word Count: 4000 Words
For your reading pleasure is an early look into an early chapter of The Crystal Empire, my upcoming epic fantasy project. It is a rought draft, and things will likely change between this and the published version.
This chapter is the first from the perspective of our heroine, Demara, and serves as an introduction to world beyond the Wall, a wild edge of the world known as the Fringe.
Old Habits
I did it again.
I started blogging, then dropped off the face of the earth for like… eight weeks. Usually it’s more. Sorry?
I tend to overcommit and stretch myself thin. I have too many priorities, and when I have to chose, I tend to pick my most personal objectives last. I haven’t been writing much fiction since the new year, despite how energized I was by everything going in. A lot of things have been in flux, all of it good. I hope to share more someday soon here.
The Crystal Empire Preview: Prologue
Introduction
Genre: High Fantasy Word Count: 2100 Words
For your reading pleasure is an early look into an early chapter of The Crystal Empire, my upcoming epic fantasy project. It is a rought draft, and things will likely change between this and the published version.
This chapter server as the prologue, and centers around Tulian, God Emperor of all creation as he dies before he is supposed to.
What the Tech? Art and Artificial Intelligence
Welcome to What the Tech, a series where we explore and make sense of technologies and trending topics impacting IT, Security, and Business.
Art and Artificial Intelligence
Please read this blog post and generate some images to accompany it. Let’s start with a title/Header Image
For a while now, many have been stoking fears of automation and artificial intelligence taking away jobs and ruining things for creatives. Why automate art when there’s other bs we could be automating away? Well, we’ll get to that, but I want to assert here that AI is not replacing artists, writers, performers or any other creative person.
2023 Year in Review
Where to begin? What a year 2023 has been. A lot has happened, and I’m excited to catch you all up on everything.
TL;DR: I have had a great year, personally and professionally. Everyone is happy and healthy.
Writing
I’m writing again, obviously. I’m excited about it, and it feels really good to be putting “pen” to “paper” so to speak, after a concerted effort this November to try a NaNoWriMo. I didn’t succeed in cranking out everything, but I ended the month with a lot of momentum on this project, and will be continuing with it into next year.