I just recently received confirmation that the Varin alphabet will be used in my novel! I’m super excited about that. Given that it’s an alphabet for a whole conlang (constructed language), it won’t be used for any of the text of the novel, but will appear in the lists of the castes of Varin, and […]
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What is the Varin Alphabet?
Varin is the name of the world in which my debut novel, Mazes of Power, takes place. It’s a secondary world of sociological science fiction, which means it’s designed as a world which is not connected to ours, but which operates according to the scientific principles (including sociology, psychology, etc.) that we are familiar with. […]
Fantastic news!
I sold my book – actually, I sold two books! On August 6, 2018 I signed a contract for two novels with DAW publishing in New York. The first one, my debut novel, is entitled Mazes of Power. Mazes of Power chronicles the lives of three young men from the underground city of Pelismara, who […]
Introduction to Varin castes, Part 1 – the Imbati
Welcome to the world of Varin, where the caverns are safe, the surface is wilderness, and how you see reality has everything to do with who you are. Varin has seven caste levels – which might seem like a lot, but is a lot easier to grasp than it might otherwise seem, because the castes […]
What vs. How
It’s been a season where spoilers are on everyone’s mind. I have a bit of an unusual approach to spoilers. In the case of Avengers: Endgame, which I was planning to see, I did put a little bit of effort into avoiding spoilers, but ended up catching a couple anyway, which bothered me very little. […]