What is Patreon?

What is Patreon?

The Short Answer: Patreon is a website where supporters of an author, artist, or other creative can subscribe to a monthly donation—in short, become a patron. In return, they receive rewards and special perks from the individual they are supporting. The Long Answer: Working for yourself in a creative field comes with a lot of uncertainties. Gone is the system we’re most familiar with: working set hours for payment on a specified day. Each month can fluctuate wildly. Even an established author can be subject to the whims of changes by distributors, Facebook ad policies, and so on. This can...

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Twisted Magic Playlist

Twisted Magic Playlist

I really love music that connects with books, even ones that I didn’t write. Two Steps from Hell made up the majority of the background music while writing all seven books in the Twisted Magic series. Most of that was El Dorado. Freedom Fighters and Fire Nation aided in the creation of the Dark Lands during book four, Twisted Legends. Fun fact: the Dark Lands was never part of the original series arc! I don’t know how that could even be now. There were three particular songs not from Two Steps from Hell that remained on the playlist as I pruned off the tracks that weren’t meshing with the...

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Queen of Doors Playlist

Queen of Doors Playlist

Here is my playlist for the standalone novel, Queen of Doors. The first song is the only one I listened to during writing the final version of Queen of Doors. It is from a band called Stream of Passion, which was formed in 2005. As far as I’m aware, they are no longer together. This is my favorite song from them, and it fit perfectly for Queen of Doors. “Out in the real worldYou are waiting to take my handI'll be looking for an answerThat leads me back” The second song was sent to me by a friend shortly after I finished Queen of Doors, and it was still on the brain. Florence and the Machine...

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