Although the Hesitant Hero was originally a side project while I tried to figure out some of the plot points of my main story, it quickly developed into the biggest writing project I’ve ever attempted. As of December 2025 there are rough drafts of four volumes written, totalling well over 250.000 words. A lot of … Continue reading The Hesitant Hero Volume 1 – Recap
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A Quick NaNoWriMo Recap
It’s December. How the time flies. And yet at the same time it moves ever so slowly. I’ll stop trying to be deep, November kind of sucked. I tend to get overworked around this time of the year which is why I’m thinking that this might be my last NaNoWriMo for a while. Let me … Continue reading A Quick NaNoWriMo Recap
AI and writing stories
If you’re like me and you love what you do, then you probably never even considered using AI for writing stories. Well, apparently that’s not the case for everyone. There was a controversy a little while ago surrounding a statement that NaNoWriMo made about AI. Apparently they thought it was a good idea to call … Continue reading AI and writing stories
The Hesitant Hero Volume 1 Update
We are very close to November 2024 right now and if I can be fully honest with you, I wish I was far further along with my final draft of the first volume. I set myself a deadline of late July, which I changed to late September which I then changed to this year. I … Continue reading The Hesitant Hero Volume 1 Update
Hesitant Hero 3 – Afterword #2
Hello friends, As it turns out, I’m not quite done talking about this latest volume, or the series in general, so you can expect a few more of these posts over the next couple of weeks. This time in particular I want to talk a little bit about Salandra Fevezar, our lovely scribe who helps … Continue reading Hesitant Hero 3 – Afterword #2
Hesitant Hero – Afterword
Hello friends. Another year, another volume of the Hesitant Hero. When I started writing my very first draft for volume 1 of this story, all the way back in November of 2021, I had no idea I would ever get to this point. I had tried a couple of very different approaches to this story … Continue reading Hesitant Hero – Afterword
Chapter 32 – Epilogue
“Are you sure you’re fully packed?” Salandra hugged Cobal one more time as they were standing on the little road leading out of Marsolin towards the rest of the kingdom. He smiled. “I’m certain I have everything, you’ve asked four times already.”She smiled back. “I’ll miss you.”“I’ll miss you too.” After spending a couple of … Continue reading Chapter 32 – Epilogue
Chapter 31 – The color of magic
The next three days went by quickly. Mana was mostly studying with Lysa and Eliana was spending her days at the Phantom Homestead. Cobal spent these few days with Salandra as they’d both accepted that they would have to go their separate ways soon enough. It was on the third day that they would all … Continue reading Chapter 31 – The color of magic
The Vadier Estate (Hesitant Hero Bonus Chapter)
Hello friends.As you might be aware of, I’ve been very busy working on the first volume of The Hesitant Hero. Although the core story is unchanged, there are many details and bits of worldbuilding that I didn’t include in the original version that you can find on my blog, that I started adding in later. … Continue reading The Vadier Estate (Hesitant Hero Bonus Chapter)
Chapter 30 – Date Night
Although Cobal made sure to arrive a little bit before the promised time, Salandra was already waiting for him, standing next to the fountain. Her profile was lit up by a nearby fire pit and she was fidgeting with the sleeves of her jacket. Under her black jacket she was wearing a long dress that … Continue reading Chapter 30 – Date Night
Opal Kaharis 