When I was a teenager, I sang alto in a homeschool choir. I remember one night during the break, I was milling around in the hall listening to other people’s conversations when I happened upon an intense group of boys discussing theological matters, because they were intellectually precocious, of course. It was becoming a bit… Continue reading Why Fandoms Matter
I Accidentally Wrote Dronefall for College Students
When I started writing the Dronefall Series, I was in college. Which honestly doesn’t feel that long ago to me. Mentally I’m still there, in that one corner of the library. I had a place staked out upstairs by the windows—probably the most introverted location in the student center. Not sure if anybody noticed that… Continue reading I Accidentally Wrote Dronefall for College Students
Why Drones?
In the weird wild world of The Dronefall Series, the sky swarms with all manner of unmanned arial vehicles. 2040’s Budapest has completely integrated the constant presence of drones buzzing overhead with everyday life. They carry packages, deliver food, monitor construction sites, conduct search and rescue missions, put out fires, and…just generally watch everything and… Continue reading Why Drones?
Intro to The Dronefall Series (for the visual learners)
There you go. I made you a vertically scrolling comic strip explaining how the Dronefall Series came to be. I’ve been wanting to start introducing vertical comic strips on by blog for a long time, and I think I’m starting to figure out the technical side. Now, if you’re new here, hello, I’m A. L.… Continue reading Intro to The Dronefall Series (for the visual learners)
You Need to Read the Dronefall Series this Fall
When autumn comes around with its crisp cool breezes and dark cozy evenings, readers everywhere often get the urge to take a hearty bite out of their towering to-read stack. Some reach for mysteries or horror, some for classics, some for fantasy, and some even start in on the Christmas romances. But what if I… Continue reading You Need to Read the Dronefall Series this Fall
This Series Hijacked My Life
This is my third time trying to write this post. I guess I’m not that good with words. They kind of get in my way. Sometimes it takes me six whole books to say what I mean. I’ve said it now. I said it in the Dronefall Series. It took me about eight years and… Continue reading This Series Hijacked My Life
Yes, You Do Have Time
The people demand audiobooks. I’ll be honest, I have never been able to get into audiobooks. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve started listening to an audiobook sample and thought, “wow, I don’t feel like listening to this person talking for hours.” The narrator is always distracting to me. Or straight-up annoying. Or… Continue reading Yes, You Do Have Time
I Guess I’m Not a Hero
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but this blog has been quiet for months. The good news is, I’ve been working hard. And I have something to show for it. I have proofs for the new editions of the first four books of the Dronefall Series. It’s been a long haul, but I’ve gone through… Continue reading I Guess I’m Not a Hero
Dreamscape, IN: Christmas Special
Night falls early around Christmastime in Dreamscape. The world seems so quietly eager to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. It slips under the dark cover of snow clouds and pulls us all into soft slumber with it. And in the cold still evening, all the lights come on. They sparkle down the streets, stringing… Continue reading Dreamscape, IN: Christmas Special
In Which I Acknowledge The Dronefall Relaunch
So, I realize I didn’t do an official post celebrating the relaunch of Dronefall One last week. This was due to a sudden opening of a portal to the Void, which I rapidly accelerated through on my computer chair after breaking through the last technological barrier before publication. I was tired when I escaped the… Continue reading In Which I Acknowledge The Dronefall Relaunch