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Jim Morrison

How Classic Hits Shaped Ashen Rider

Before I became a writer, my first creative love was guitar. I grew up listening to the greats of Classic Rock and Americana—and also some deep cuts from my own time. In my first draft of Ashen Rider, I had placed epigraphs with song lyrics. Since then, I’ve learned this is a big legal no-no. […]

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Deathpact Angel

The Inspirations Behind Ashen Rider

Ashen Rider is my debut Epic Fantasy to be published by The Arcanist: Fantasy Publishing on December 19th, 2025. As I was performing the final proofread, I couldn’t help but smile at all the tiny intricate references and easters eggs on nearly every page. Most of these only I will ever know, but I wanted […]

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Photo by Savvas Stavrinos

A Few Words

The last time I walked down Union Avenue (or Road, I can never remember) in the town where I grew up and where I lived through my early adulthood, I was bombarded by memories everywhere I looked. There’s the dealership where I bought my first car, that’s the BevMo that used to be the old […]

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University of California, San Diego

Shoot for the stars, then refuse them.

Big Goals In March 2023, I attended the 44th International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA) in Orlando, Florida. It was the first time that I traveled somewhere just to immerse myself in writing and surround myself with experienced, successful people. Truly, it was a life altering experience. This is where I first […]

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