The closer you can get to your setting and to primary sources, the more authentic your history is going to be.

Guy Kay is probably my favorite and the writer I most want to emulate.

Wrote my first "novel" when I was six. Studied a bit in college, but then pursued history... But when I started writing professionally, it was mostly learn as you go.

I love magic and playing with magic systems. But to me, good fantasy like all fiction comes down to good character and plotting.

The closer you can get to your setting and to primary sources, the more authentic your history is going to be.

In teaching writing, I'm learning new things about writing.

Guy Gavriel Kays Tigana is, in my opinion, one of the best, if not the best fantasy novel ever written. Its beautifully written, the characters are unforgettable, the worldbuilding is exquisite.