Like the rest of you, I am trapped in my home because of COVID-19. I am feeling extra confined because I have an underlying lung condition and cannot leave the house except for a walk. I haven’t been in a building other than my home for almost 2 months now. One thing I miss the…
Category: HEMA
The End of Summer…
It has been quite some time since I posted and that is because I have been on a roller coaster summer since I released Eryn’s Tale Episode 1. In May, Eryn’s Tale released, it wasn’t as booming of a release as I had hoped for but it performed decently. After which time I completed the…
Sword Fighting Tournament
Winter finally came in Philadelphia, my home. We had been waiting for it to arrive for some time, the 50s and 60s that we’ve been enjoying since just about Christmas were bound to end eventually. The temperature for the past few weeks has been frigid at best, painful at worst. During this wicked cold spell…
Washington DC Hema Open
Last month, I took part in a fantastic event known as the Washington DC Hema Open. It is a tournament for Historical European Martial Arts. And while I was not 100% satisfied with how I performed due to nerves or getting up at 5 in the morning to do a 4 hour drive on a…
How I write Fight Scenes
To me, there are two scenes that come easiest when writing.. A long conversation and fight scenes. Both are my favorites to write especially when the conversation is a very large plot reveal or builds the characters together or the battle is extra intense and has a lot at stake. But one thing that I…
HEMA and Fighting in Books
One of the most disappointing things I’ve found in most fantasy novels is the fighting. There is a good reason for this because the authors are usually not sword fighters nor have ever been involved in one. Matter of fact, neither have most people. But those two items should not dull the need for realistic…
C. J. LaPolla 