Take from an enemy? A human? Never. #SpaceOpera #MFRWhooks
When the immortal Pietas is marooned on a barren world with no food and few survival tools, he knows it could be worse. He could be alone. But that’s the problem. He’s not. Half a…
Ghosts have no name #SciFi #SpaceOpera Bringer of Chaos: Forged in Fire #MFRWhooks
Ghosts Have No Name In this scene from Bringer of Chaos: Forged in Fire, the not-quite-human Six offers water to the immortal king, Pietas. But the king wants what Six cannot give. Ghosts have no…
New Logo: Art, Sci Fi, Space Opera, Romance, Suspense – Kayelle Allen #MFRWhooks #SciFi #SpaceOpera
For years, my logo has shown four words: Art, Sci-fi, Romance, Suspense. This year, I’ve honed my skill with Space Opera, so I decided I needed a new logo to show it. New Logo Not…
Tell yourself it is only fable, if that will help you sleep #SciFi #MFRWhooks #SpaceOpera
Fable: A deliberately false or improbable account, a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events. When the Chancellor of the Ultras, an immortal race, says he is coming for you, that’s a promise you…
Charon’s Blade and Watch Your Six #SpaceOpera #SciFi #MFRWhooks
There were surprises as I started putting together Bringer of Chaos: Watch Your Six. This is the final book of the Bringer of Chaos trilogy, so tying up loose ends is important. I went to…
Fighting the Dark and Dreaded King #SpaceOpera #Pietas #MFRWhooks
Found in almost all my other scifi stories, Pietas has always been portrayed as the dark and dreaded king no one dares to cross. How did he become such a fearsome creature? Bringer of Chaos:…
Sneak peek: Lights Out (a Ghost Corps story) #SpaceOpera #MFRWauthor #MFRWhooks
I just signed a contract for Lights Out, a new short story set in the Bringer of Chaos series, to appear in The Expanding Universe (#4) edited by Craig Martelle. It will be out by…
Heroes Using Weapons: writing a story with guns #Pietas #SciFi #MFRWhooks
In today’s society with arguments for and against gun control, is it smart to write a story in which weapons play a large part? What if heroes using weapons is the wrong thing to write…
Pietas: Embrace pain. Make it your lover. Make it your own #SciFi #MFRWhooks
In this scene from the first book in the Bringer of Chaos books, fans of the Tarthian Empire series will recognize the origin of Peril. Pain and death have an intimate place there–and here. Pain…
What Humans Say — What Humans Mean about Immortals #SpaceOpera #MFRWhooks
I’m writing Watch Your Six, book three in the Bringer of Chaos series. The others are the Origin of Pietas and Forged in Fire. When you have a huge story that unfolds in sections, it’s…