Life After The War of Rebirth: Building a Post-Apocalyptic World

The Post-Apocalyptic genre is incredibly varied. Zombie take-overs (and a plethora of different takes on those undead villains), nuclear war, and world-wide plagues are just a few aspects of a very colorful range of stories to choose from. They all fit within this genre, but they are all unique in their own way. And The …

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New Kings: What the Gangs of The Wanderer Trilogy Teach Us About Power and Survival

One of the most prominent forces in The Wanderer Trilogy are the Gangs. And in the same way that many other writers create their worlds, I pull examples from real-world scenarios. Power corrupts. But that power is a multi-faceted creature that manifests within the groups that I've created for this trilogy and beyond. I wanted …

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Who Is Eva? Unmasking The Wanderer

At the heart of The Wanderer Trilogy is a woman with bloodied hands and a blazing fire in her chest. Eva Calloway. She's not a hero, at least, not in the traditional sense. She is neither flawless nor fearless. She is neither wholly good or wholly bad. Let's be honest, who is completely good in a post-apocalyptic environment? Everyone 'good' is dead, usually. Nevertheless, Eva chooses (in some sense of the word) to walk through hell over and over again. But... who is Eva? Truly?