An Interview with a Priestess
This month’s edition of Court Chatter features a real rarity around the basílica: a priestess-knight from Saint Hilden’s! Stop blinking, you read that right! She’s a real live mystic who’s come out of the cloister to serve the God of Paladins in the…
A (Brief) Journey Through Time: The Enchanting Evolution of Fantasy Literature
This is a post I’ve wanted to write for awhile now. Fantasy literature has been a favorite with Michael and I long before we established Metaphor Publications. It’s a sub-genre that offers us a much-needed refuge from reality, using the power of words…
Welcome Back – to the Dark Side: Exposing AI-Driven Book Marketing Scams
Hi all, Alesia here. I’ve come back refreshed after a hiatus from professional writing, excited about the new stories from Menelon that Michael and I are telling. As you have probably seen, we are working on a new character-driven “romantasy” series…
The Bad Writing Habits the Internet Wishes You’d Stop
Today’s writers and authors have to learn how to wear many hats in order to get their words in front of readers, but in my view, the worst is editing. I hate editing. I really do. Michael says I’ve got a good eye for it, and maybe…
VIP Exclusive Content: Concept Art, Kingdom of Vin-Nôrë
The Kingdom of Vin-Nôrë survived the century-long Great War by the slimmest of margins. Those who remained after the last Confederation forces were driven from the coast faced challenges that would have defeated many. Their way of life had to be rebuilt,…
How Do You Know If You’re A Writer?
How do you know if you’re a writer? It’s the question every writer asks themselves. I don’t know one who hasn’t, at some point in the struggle to get words on paper, just thrown down the pen or chucked the keyboard at the wall in…
A Dream for the Indie Publisher: Six Books, One Binding
As an indie publisher, we love our multitasking, multi-functional phones, tablets and e-readers, but it seems our ancestors have been rocking that "all in one" vibe at least since early modern times.
For the Fandom of Fantasy World Maps
This is an essay about a lifelong love affair with fantasy world maps. I could have written it; so could my husband have, and any of several of my friends for that matter. We who are fans of maps just generally can be inordinately fond of fantasy maps,…
Thinky Thoughts
Michael had some thinky thoughts for you last week, and started a post, but computer troubles are delaying his ability to complete it. The working title I saw was “The Cost of Everything,” and I took away from our discussion that it involves…
A Little More About That Raven Wing
Let’s talk a little more about that “raven wing”. From the wiki: The Raven Wing If you’ve read Dead Man’s Trigger, you already know how Raven got his name. If you were curious to know more about the device called the Raven…