I write because I have stories inside me that need to get out. I know I have more stories than I'll ever have time to read, even if we could find a way to get rid of that pesky need for sleep. More than that, reading has always helped me see the world and the people in it from new perspectives. It's helped make me a more thoughtful, open-minded person, and I hope that my writing will do the same for others.

I write Epic Fantasy, though that at time stretches into the territories of Romance stories, Thrillers, Science Fantasy, and even Space Opera, with my debut series, Awakening the Lightforged, though in my head, it's still just Epic Fantasy with other elements. Within this genre, I write about characters, cultures and topics that interest me, or that I want to learn more about. I find the process of getting into a character's head (especially if they are nothing like me) fascinating, and I love researching history, language, and different cultures to draw from in my writing.

When writing, I don't (usually) try to do anything fancy. I try to be as deep in the character's head as I can, without diving into first person. Though I do aim to give my prose beauty in certain spots, I tend to write in a very simplistic, straightforward manner. My goal is to be accessible and to effectively convey what is going on to the reader, and though more flowery prose has its place, I often find that it gets in the way, especially if, for example, I wanted to highlight just how gruesome certain aspects of war or even isolated violence can be.

Though I love it, research is often the biggest obstacle I face as an author (aside from waking up early enough to write). I want to make sure that whether I am drawing from a particular culture, or writing about specific social issues or a type of mental illness, I don't want the end result to be surface-level or reduced to a stereotype.