The World of Tenebris
Introducing the World of Tenebris: Cerbertes
Cerbertes (pronounced /serb-er-teez/) are a thing of legend. A reclusive creature, cerbertes are large canines with dark fur and eyes as deep as the Shadow Forest’s heart, cerbertes are more common than people may choose to believe. Widely feared by humans, they’re more commonly known as “hellhounds” because of the belief that they can cause…
Read MoreSymbols on the Heirs of Tenebris Covers
One of the first things I did when I decided to publish my young adult fantasy trilogy, the Heirs of Tenebris, was seek out a cover designer. I didn’t even have a concept in mind for the cover art, but as I am not an artist myself, finding a cover designer was the most daunting…
Read MoreWhich pumpkie clan of Tenebris do you belong to?
It’s no secret that the pumpkies from my young adult fantasy trilogy, the Heirs of Tenebris, are one of my favorite world building elements (and creatures!), and I started to wonder: which pumpkie clan would I belong to? Which of course meant I spent the afternoon making a personality quiz! As it turns out, I’m…
Read MoreIn Honor of Spooky Season, I Tried My Hand at Horror????
With the Halloween season and October in full swing, I’ve been participating in a Twitter event hosted by FantasyIndies. #FantasyIndiesSpooktober is a series of prompts that encourage writers to share things from their books, WIPs, and anything else about the writing process. For the fifth day of Spooktober, participants were prompted to writing a horror…
Read MoreIntroducing the World of Fire & Flight: Raverins
Learn about the raverin, another creature from my young adult fantasy series, the Heirs of Tenebris.
Read MoreIntroducing the World of Fire & Flight: Taddles and Taddlings
Have you ever sat by a peaceful pool of crystal clear water and studied what may be swimming beneath its surface? When visiting the world of my young adult fantasy novel, Fire & Flight, if you look close enough in the gentle streams and brooks throughout the Shadow Forest, you may see the young taddlings…
Read MoreIntroducing the World of the Heirs of Tenebris: Sagittarii
Learn about the wildarris, a breed of sagittarii from my upcoming YA fantasy novel, Fire & Flight!
Read MoreIntroducing the World of Fire & Flight: Chirpets
Learn about the chirpet, another creature from the kingdom of Tenebris.
Read MoreIntroducing the World of Fire & Flight: Niphonies
Learn about the niphony, an insect from the world of Tenebris.
Read MoreIntroducing the World of Tenebris: Pyrosas
Learn about the fiery pyrosa, a creature from my award-winning young adult fantasy adventure trilogy, the Heirs of Tenebris.
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