Subdue Your Inner Perfectionist

It has to be perfect. Every word, every syllable, every turn of phrase. Nothing out of alignment. All parts marching blissfully toward the greatest expression that ever existed. Everything else is crap. That’s what it’s like living with a perfectionist. I should know. I am one. It’s fascinating. I couldn’t care less as to how …

A Villain – Cathbad

  Every good novel needs a powerful villain. I think I found mine for The First High Priestess. Meet Cathbad, a druid priest with lofty ambitions and a dark malevolent side. Here’s an excerpt I’ve been working on today: Cathbad emerged from the darkness of tree cover into the grove. A towering goose-feathered headdress plumed …