

Writing Tips In a Nutshell: How to Write Great Flash Fiction
This article is a re-blog from my Wordpress series by the same name. Enjoy! 1.Flash Fiction is a story that is between 300 and 1000...


Tengu Prince ( Novel Exceprt)
As I stand contemplating my next move, a jolt of pain slices through me like a knife to my heart. It comes from the scent of jasmine...


Follow the Research Trail Part Six: Anansi: African Folktale
(Click on the Spider to read more at Wikipedia...) I often get story ideas from Folktales Around the World. This one comes from Africa...


Follow the Research Trail Part Five: Black widow males are harmless.
Gijutsu is a member of the Black Widow spider clan. But don't fear, his bite is harmless. His mother's venom is another matter...


Follow the Research Trail: Part Four: Have you ever wondered?
How would a spider act if their natural attributes mixed with those of a human? Meet Gijutsu. If you meet him on the streets of Tokyo,...


Follow the Research Trail Part Three: A Spider’s House
This article went into great detail chronicling the many places our little arachnid friends might call home. Now imagine a creature that...


Follow the Research Trail Part Two: Angry Spider
Today we will look into a little-known habit of spiders. In my creation of a shapeshifting spider clan, this could turn into be a useful...


Follow the research trail Part One...
I invite you to come along with me as I research my next book, Legends of the Demon Shapeshifters, Book 3, Slumbering Madness. My series...