Little Known Fact #12 – Blanket Hog The below excerpt is my favorite scene out of ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1). I laughed myself silly while writing it. It is somewhat inspired by real life. My hubby and I are both blanket hogs. We found this out as newlyweds sharing …
Little Known Fact #11 – Two Books? Back in the submissions process, right after I finished writing ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1), I had toyed with the idea of splitting the book in half to make it more appealing to certain other publishers who wouldn’t have taken a 150,000 word …
Little Known Fact #10 – Off Brands In ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1), I mention a few companies that are very reminiscent of companies that actually exist — Black Horse Comics and KyotoPop, to name a few. This is more than me being cute/clever. I do not want to mention …
Little Known Fact #9 – Dragons? The below excerpt is partially based on a real conversation. When I was working at Wally World, I had a conversation with a co-worker about the managers doing something altruistic for the overnight stockers… I think it was something like letting us go home …
Little Known Fact #8 – Siblings and Sequels Eris has three siblings in ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1). I already mentioned in LKF #4 that the next Eternal Truths book would not be about Kaylie, Eris’s younger sister. I also mentioned in that post, as an aside, that Kaylie would …
Little Known Fact #7 – Geek At Heart I am a geek at heart. I love playing video games like Age of Empires, Soul Reaver, and Devil May Cry. I have an extensive comic book collection. I used to be a die hard X-Men fan until Marvel married Storm (Ororo …
Little Known Fact #6 – Long Book At 160,000 words (504 pages), ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1) is not a short book by any stretch of the imagination. I did not originally set out to make it that long. It just happened. When I finished writing, I tried to find …
Little Known Fact #5 – Flash Cameo The below excerpt is the appearance of Stephanie Burke (also known as Flash) in ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1). Of course, her last name isn’t listed, but rest assured that is her. I am good friends with Stephanie Burke and spent several days …
Little Known Fact #4 – Eternal Truths Some people might be wondering why I named the series Eternal Truths and what said eternal truths are. Very simple. The Eternal Truths are those principles that exist across every race, religion, and world: – Chaos– Order– Creation– Destruction ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book …
Little Known Fact #3 – The Start One question I always get asked is how I come up with my plot ideas. Each book has a different story. For ERIS (Eternal Truths, Book 1), I wanted to see what would happen when a black heroine is tossed back in time. …
