For those of us who enjoy reading, a library is full of delightful experiences. However, not all experiences are going to delight all readers. Books are written to achieve different emotional and cognitive impacts, and the type of impact each book achieves will influence whether you are likely to enjoy …
Speak Truth to Fire was a completely new type of novel for me. I worked very hard to make it the exact book I imagined it could and should be. I created both personal standards for crafting historical fantasy, and techniques to help myself achieve those standards. Here’s a little …
When I started working on Speak Truth to Fire over ten years ago, I had no idea that the Ku Klux Klan and white nationalists would experience such a powerful resurgence. I had no idea that the Klan’s rise to power nationwide in the 1920s would be repeated today. Nor …
