An ancient Roman temple terraforming Mars.
An android longing for his human wife.
Will their epic clash bring Earth to its knees?
Tracy and I went to the No Kings 2.0 Rally & March last Saturday. People gathered at the Seattle Center and, after the rally, we marched to Pike Place Market.
How a scuffed copy of The Art of War by Sun Tzu became my battlefield guide and inspired character flaws, plot turns, and worldbuilding insights for The Exiled Queen, my Roman Era historical fantasy.
Trajan’s bridge over the Danube was a major Roman engineering feat and plays a central role in the conflict between Rome and Dhawosia in my historical fantasy The Foreign King. Here are some fascinating facts about it.
This is the story behind my debut novel, a legal thriller shaped by my immigrant experience, a heartbreaking moment with my daughter, and the painful ways my adoptive country has changed around us.
As a writer, I’m supposed to love writing, but there are parts of the process I really dislike. Proofreading, for instance. But that’s just a surface-level frustration. What truly unsettles me as a writer…
For the No Kings event, we gathered at Cal Anderson Park, and after the rally, we marched to the Seattle Center.
I often find inspiration in the rich history of ancient civilizations—especially that of my native Romania. So it was heartbreaking to hear that several Dacian artifacts had recently been stolen from a museum.
A few years ago, I thought I had discovered the perfect idea for a novel. It came from real-world events, but as I dug deeper into my research, something unsettling began to surface.
The first time I was asked that question, I was so baffled by it that I didn’t do a good job explaining myself. I think I might have even apologized for wanting to publish my work.
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