My name is Joshua and I have been writing since I was able to put ink on paper. As a young child, I wrote short stories that both surprised and intrigued my mother. I am fascinated with the powerful impact words have on people. Unfortunately, I did not pursue my love of writing into my adolescent and adult life. However, I still put it to use in multiple ways. Through blog posts, academic papers, sermons, or youth lessons, my joy of writing has always found a space.
Many years ago, I developed a story in my mind full of fantastical elements, deep meaningful characters, and robust themes. Darkness vs. light, despair vs. hope, self-doubt, perseverance, overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles and many others all nicely packaged into a 3-part epic fantasy series.
I knew I had to get these stories out of one realm and into another, so I began to write. Some years would pass as I sought a Master’s of Divinity before I would put the pen to paper (or in my case, fingers to keyboard). Then in the summer of 2022 I took a weekend away to write, and quickly went from 22K to 40K+ words.
After that, I decided it was time to finish telling Erramuun and Rayne’s story. Prioritizing time each day, I soon reached my goal of 98K words and a finished book 1–The Indwelling Darkness: Love, Bloodshed, & the Fall. Yet, there is so much more to their story; and so, I continue writing book 2. Join Erramuun and Rayne on their fantastical journey through the kingdom of Kassander, into the realms of darkness to battle–and hopefully overcome–the evil Tyrant.
