Tag: robin schadel

  • The Veiled Rose Dark Fantasy

    So, I’ve mentioned a few times in passing on these posts and throughout my various social media profiles that I’ve been working on a series of dark fantasy short stories in the vein of the Witcher meets Dark Souls but a little more high magic. Now, I’m prepared to begin the formal introductions to what…

  • Louisiana Gothic: A Beautiful and Horrifying Gumbo

    Hey, I’ve got some cool stuff to show y’all this weekend once I get my concept art back from the artist I hired to help with my upcoming dark fantasy novelette/novella series. But I also want to talk about my Louisiana Gothic novel, my first real foray into longform horror of any kind, that I’m…

  • State of the Draft: Updates and Upcomings

    State of the Draft: Updates and Upcomings

    So, I didn’t post an update last week, and that was because the week got away from me. It’s Mardi Gras here in Louisiana, so my plan is to throw you something worth more than cheap beads. This post will serve as a formal announcement of where I am in the drafting process, what is…

  • Blue Moon: Soundtrack to a Novel

    Blue Moon: Soundtrack to a Novel

    One thing I’ve noticed a lot of younger writers doing is creating a soundtrack that captures the vibes of their novels. I have never really been one to do that, preferring to write with either a TV series or a podcast on in the background. There’s something about the hum of conversation that helps me…

  • Blue Moon Release Day Q & A Part II

    Blue Moon Release Day Q & A Part II

    I said there would be a second set of questions regarding Blue Moon, and here they are! You can read Part I, here. A lot over the years and in many different ways. I read a lot of fantasy novels growing up and played a lot of TTRPGs, so there’s a lot of learning by osmosis…

  • Blue Moon Release Day Q & A Part 1

    Blue Moon Release Day Q & A Part 1

    So, my novel Blue Moon releases today. So, I thought it might be interesting to apply some of the questions I’ve gotten in my email and DMs across social media. So, in this post, I’m going to present ten of those questions. I will present more next week. Blue Moon was inspired by a lot…

  • How Writing My First Novel Taught Me I Was a Plotter

    How Writing My First Novel Taught Me I Was a Plotter

    Back in 2020 as I was thinking about and drafting Liam’s Doom, I prepped and “planned” my novel the same way I prepped for a D&D session. I think you can already see the hubris there, right? I had my characters and my NPCs fleshed out. I had the setting prepped with all the locations…