The sting of emotions bombarded Pietas #SciFi #PietasFans
When I wrote Bringer of Chaos, I knew the hero would not be a sympathetic character. I didn’t expect him to change, but as I wrote, trying to understand him, I began to see my…
Humans were made to be ruled #SciFi #Pietas #MFRWhooks
“Humans were made to be ruled.” A scene from Bringer of Chaos: the Origin of Pietas (Military Sci Fi, Soldiers, Bad Boys, Adventure, and Angst) In this snippet, Pietas receives an ultimatum. The leaders of…
Just Like Old Times: Everyone’s Angry #scifi #MFRWhooks
BookHooks is a blog hop where authors share only a small snippet of a story, an enticement to read more. Today’s snippet is from Bringer of Chaos: the Origin of Pietas. In this scene from…
What little remained of his heart… #SciFi #MFRWhooks
In this scene from Bringer of Chaos: the Origin of Pietas, the hero is performing a ritual to prepare for war. He’s asked his twin sister to assist him. The one woman who held the…
When Your Villain isn’t a Villain #writerslife #amediting
Villain: wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately; principal bad character in a film or work of fiction (WordWeb). I’d like to add to that: character who refuses to cooperate with your plot.…
Character Flaws: Narcissism, Writing Pietas #PietasFans #SciFi
One way writers allow readers to connect with a hero is to give him serious character flaws. In Bringer of Chaos: the Origin of Pietas, Pietas begins as an arrogant narcissist with a superiority complex.…
Joss and Pietas meet (from Forged in Fire, a sweet scifi romance) #excerpt #Scifi
This is the sequel to book one in the Bringer of Chaos series. The first was Origin of Pietas, the second is Forged in Fire. In it, we get a lovely flashback of his first…
Details, details. Ritual is everything #scifi
When I decided to write about the immortal warrior Pietas, who’s been the villain in several of my books, I thought he might have issues with details. You know, the type that makes you adjust…
Mask? Hey, Bringer of Chaos. What’s up with that? #scifi
The Bringer of Chaos hero wears a black mask painted on his face. It covers his eyes, up to and over the eyebrows. Why? What’s with the mask? When I started writing about Pietas, the hero…
Requiem of the Gods (Critical Mass) #playlist #chaos #scifi
Playlist: Music for a King — Song # 13 Requiem of the Gods The third (and final for this list) is Requiem of the Gods from The Critical Mass. Another amazing movie trailer song. I…