Taking the Time to Listen

In my middle-grade chapter book, The Right Hand of Velachaz, the twelve-year-old hero asks his companions a question that no one else seems to have considered…if dragons are intelligent, why not talk to them before attacking with sharp pointy things? Taking the time to do that winds up saving the day. Similarly, in Mutiny on […]

Why Elven Pirates?

From the moment I conceived the idea of Mutiny on the Moonbeam, I knew my pirates would be elves. This is not the usual profession for those enigmatic beings, and that’s part of the fun. Aidrian is a bored aristocrat who wanted to go off and have adventures. While he could just as easily been […]