Trying to keep my characters alive, but no promises. I survive on books, music, and the hope that my plot holes will fix themselves.

My imagination is fueled by fantasy legends like Pratchett, Erikson, Tolkien, Zelazny, and Hobb, with Andrzej Sapkowski first and foremost. But beyond magic, I am constantly awed by the piercing punchlines of Jacek Kaczmarski, the mind-shaping prose of Marcel Proust, and the grand historical panoramas of Norman Davies.