I recently participated in a few discussions in regard to the word "woke". Frankly, I hate the term (for no other reason than the fact that it's grammatically incorrect. It's a past-tense verb, not an adjective.) I have since seen some lines being drawn by other authors. But here's the thing. There are a number of twisting of arguments being used here. When someone is critical of "woke", the vast majority of the time, it's a criticism of the practices associated with word in

One thing that you will find if you read "The Stobrimore Chronicles - The Beginning" and the subsequent novels is that the character of Jack Stobrimore is, indeed, an extremely powerful character. But that doesn't mean that everything comes easily to him. In fact, it's often the exact opposite. Just because a character is powerful, it doesn't mean that there are no real stakes. Part of that is because not every problem can be solved with brute force. In fact, most problems ca

It's been a few days since it was posted, and I know that it's generally considered a little bit of a taboo for authors to respond directly to a bad review, but in this particular case, there are some extenuating circumstances that I think warrant a response. First, I want to make it clear that I fully understand that "The Stobrimore Chronicles" series is not for everyone, and that any time a book is presented to the public, it is inevitable that there will be some readers th