fantasy literature

World Building (7): The Great Houses of the Imperium–House Rendakis

House Rendakis is the current reigning House of the Imperium, and their sigil is a rearing…
World Building (6): The History and Ceremony of the Imperators

As has been noted elsewhere, the Imperium is ruled over by an autocrat known as the…
Novel Weekends (9): The Big Picture

This weekend, despite still being a bit exhausted from the Orientation, I’ve been able to write…
Character Sketch (3): Eulicia Khamytzes

We come now to Eulicia, one of the most enigmatic of my viewpoint characters, even to…
Novel Weekends (8): Momentum

Well, it seems as if I have finally hit some momentum when it comes to my…
Character Sketch (1): Antonius

Born into a yeoman family in the western duchy of Aspaña, Antonius was not, at first…
Novel Weekends (7): Good Progress

Well, this was actually a tremendously productive weekend in terms of novel composition. I wrote a…
World Building (6): Haranshar

The empire of Haranshar is without question the leading political power on the continent of Aridikh…
World Building (5): The Art of Binding

At the very beginning days of the Church, when philosophers and theologians were still disputing about…
Novel Weekends (5): World Building and a New Prologue

Two major accomplishments to report today. First, I published a blog post (which you can see…