This week I sat down with fantasy author, cat lover, and my good friend Kyle Larson to chat about his writing and what inspires him.

Sam Sykes, author of Seven Blades in Black and Ten Arrows of Iron, has managed to craft a world so broad, so magical, and so gripping, I couldn’t put down the books.

Editing is hard. Really hard. A small change in the first few pages of your book can cause ripples that turn into waves throughout the rest of your work. It feels like a never-ending cycle of rewriting and tweaking and fixing. How do you keep track of all the fixes you need to make without messing up your book?

The Anthropocene Reviewed found its way into my life at the time when I needed it. A time that I believe I will look back on as my biggest turning point. My copy arrived, signed of course because John Green’s desire to give himself repetitive motion injury outweighs his desire to leave a page blank, just one short month after…

Describing a tangible place where your characters interact with and experience your world can be tough. It can also be very important. When you’re building your world, you want it to be cohesive and realistic (even in fantasy).

It can be mentally exhausting to keep track of your world’s timeline. All the timelines, really. That’s where this spread [and many like it] comes in.

Do you ever feel like you’re trying to keep track of an army of characters and you just can’t recall small details for every single person? Same. It’s easy to forget…

I’m an aspiring cat lady.

It all begins with an idea.

It’s February; chocolate hearts and dozens of roses and giant teddy bears are in season. We’re talking about a more lusty, luxurious ‘L’ word…