How We Use AI at Metaphor Publications
This page covers how AI tools are used across Metaphor Publications, including our website, blog content, manuscripts, and social media. We update it as our practices change. In our writing and publishing process We use AI as a tool in our content…
Our Indie Author ARC Launch: The Long Road to Here
Our indie author ARC launch for What God Has Ordained is finally here — and this is the honest story of everything it took to get there.
What God Has Ordained — Book One of The Legacy of Chandar
Some battles aren’t fought with swords — they’re fought between duty and desire. Click Here to Get Your ARC Now! Sent away as a child to become a priestess-knight — a paladin of a Church whose god is no distant idea but a living power that…
The Information in the Post You Wanted Has Expired
Welcome to Metaphor Publications! We’re so sorry, but the character-driven fantasy info you’ve come looking was in a time-sensitive post—with an expiration date—which has now been removed. Perhaps one of these links might be…
Running an Indie Press: From Beta Bliss to Death Threats
A heart-felt update from an indie fantasy publisher on the ups (beta reader bliss) and downs (death threats, anyone?) of running an indie press.
A Behind-the-Screens Spotlight: Life at Metaphor Publications
An epistolary-style, peek behind-the-screens into the lives of the publishers. We cover AI book-marketing scams, copyright infringement + a very adorable cat.
Romantasy Coming October 1st: The Legacy of Chandar!
After a long absence, during which Alesia and I had our entire lives turned upside down, we're back! We spent all of last year working on a new epic romantasy series, and we're delighted to announce that we're now almost finished with the rough edit of…
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…
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.