Tag: Wolf in the Sanctuary

  • Unexpected Inspiration for Wolf in the Sanctuary

    Wolf in the Sanctuary, my Louisiana Gothic novel about a popular romance novelist seeking a career pivot into gothic fiction, features a lot of expected and unexpected inspiration. Given that there is a Rougarou, many would expect the old Cajun legends surrounding this werewolf-like creature to have been inspiration, and they were. The same goes…

  • Wolf in the Sanctuary eBook Sale!

    I’m excited to announce that my book, Wolf in the Sanctuary, will be available as part of a promotion on Smashwords for the month of July as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! This is a chance to get a digital copy of my book at 50% off the listed price (at Smashwords only!), along with…

  • 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…

  • The Unmarked, Backwards Grave: Symbolism in Wolf in the Sanctuary

    I rarely talk about symbolism in my books. That’s for the readers to decipher. After all, what is symbolic to me might not have the same meaning for a reader. And yes, your English teachers were often basing what they taught you on some scholar’s opinion of what the “symbols” of a text actually are.…

  • Werewolves in MY Bayou?

    Hey, this is a multi-part update on a few projects. Wolf in the Sanctuary Update The first is on the Louisiana gothic horror novel I was working on earlier. That novel is both drafted and revised, and now it’s off to my editor. We’re looking at an early summer release of Wolf in the Sanctuary.…