Tag: urban fantasy

  • Gothic Romance x Genre Romance: Two Takes on the Same Pairing

    So, as I’m working on my current manuscript, a Louisiana Gothic novel tentatively titled The Casquette Rose, it’s come to my attention that I’ve done something similar before… in Carmilla’s Ghost, my second novel in The Adventures of Sam Hain. And what is it that I’ve done? Write Louisiana Gothic in both? No. What I’ve…

  • Destiny’s Gambit: The Book that Almost Was

    Destiny’s Gambit: The Book that Almost Was

    So, today I want to muse about a book I almost wrote as the seventh installment in The Adventures of Sam Hain: Destiny’s Gambit. That’s right, the original plan for the book that became Carmilla’s Gambit was to focus on Destiny’s mental and emotional struggles with her past as she returns to the field to…

  • What Happened to Those Dark Fantasy Short Stories?

    Earlier in the year, I teased a series of dark fantasy short stories in the vein of The Witcher meets Dark Souls, a series I called Tales of the Veiled Rose. That’s been put on hold, but it is still coming. But it is on hold for two reasons. The first is dark content burnout. Carmilla’s Gambit and Wolf in the Sanctuary both…

  • Villainous Stakes and Motives

    With the release of Carmilla’s Gambit only a few days away, this post is going to contain a complete scene, an early scene, that should have no spoilers for anyone who has either read the book’s blurb or followed the series. That being said, this scene will demonstrate some of the stakes that are being…

  • Carmilla’s Gambit – 7 Days Out

    Two book releases in the next three weeks. Carimlla’s Gambit enters the world next Tuesday, 3 June, and Wolf in the Sanctuary howls from the bayous on 10 June. I’ve put my dark fantasy Patreon, Tales of the Veiled Rose, on hold for now. In fact, I’m going to be taking a break from Sam…

  • Time Off to Recharge and Write: But for Myself

    So, in just over a week, Carmilla’s Gambit will be released with Wolf in the Sanctuary following the week after. So, what comes next? A semi-break so I can recharge and come back refreshed. And yes, I canceled the Patreon for my Tales of the Veiled Rose dark fantasy series—at least for now. I love…

  • Toasting the End and the New Beginnings: Changes to Sam Hain’s Adventures After Carmilla’s Gambit

    Carmilla’s Gambit will bring the first major arc of the Adventures of Sam Hain to an end, for the most part. There is only one loose thread from the promises put forward in Liam’s Doom that needs to be resolved. But we are moving toward two major changes in the world that will impact the…

  • Carmilla’s Gambit: Building a Phantom Strike Team

    Carmilla’s Gambit: Building a Phantom Strike Team

    So, I’ve said before that Carmilla’s Gambit will do some world-building and reveal some secrets and relationships that I’ve had planned for a while. I won’t give too many spoilers, but I will reveal a few tidbits that I hope will pique interest in the novel. Again, yes, this is the seventh book in my…

  • Horror, Heart, Humor: Essential Elements in Carmilla’s Gambit

    So, this is going to be a busy marketing month for us here at Cursing Raven Books. In addition to the Tales of the Veiled Rose dark fantasy novelette series patreon, both Carmilla’s Gambit and Wolf in the Sanctuary release next month. And while I do not want to spam post, I will be posting…

  • 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…