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Epic Inspiration: The Fortress City of Chiang Mai

Currently a flourishing city in Northwest Thailand, Chiang Mai as it is know today was founded in 1296 by the[…]

The real world is full of amazing and epic places with rich histories. However, these histories can politicize the place,[…]

All Freudian references aside, I find that both writing and reading content that contains swords always preferable to the alternative.[…]

In my preparations to publish, I have been pouring over tons of research and speculation on the actual numbers behind[…]

I am not formally trained in writing fiction. That is the most important thing I’ve had to factor into my[…]

While I am new to being published, I’ve been writing since I was wider than I was tall. Even back[…]

I have run 20 miles with a backpack full of bricks. I have run messages through the jungle alongside rebels[…]