On Stories
Eivend’s Song
I wrote this song for a character in The Lily and the Lyre, the sequel to The Star and the Sword. It appears in that manuscript (although that's still undergoing heavy editing, and Eivend is at risk of getting kicked out of the story... so we'll see what happens in...
Illuvian Children’s Prayer (Song)
This song is the traditional children's bedtime prayer in my fictional country Illuvia, which is the setting for my novel-in-progress The Star and the Sword. The poem shows up several times throughout the book, and I composed a melody for it so you can hear as well as...
Why (Good) Fiction Matters
A good story, in its essence, provides that moral training ground—a place where readers can experience, through the characters, the results of their actions.