For a long time, JLORYIN.COM was primarily built around Blood, Fire, & Fate. That made sense when the novel was the central project I wanted visitors to discover, but the site eventually outgrew that original purpose. My creative work now extends far beyond a single book. I write novels and poetry, create artwork, produce music, design characters and fictional worlds, develop games, and work on creative tools for other writers and worldbuilders. The old homepage no longer r

I was watching Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender when something occurred to me during the Fire Nation’s attack on the Air Nomads. I don't know why this hasn't ocurred to me before while watching the original show. The Fire Nation is presented as this overwhelmingly powerful military civilization. Firebenders descend upon the Air Nomads with the power of Sozin’s Comet behind them, throwing enormous amounts of fire and absolutely devastating their opponents. But

From super-powered newspaper heroes to the birth of the modern superhero genre When discussing the beginning of the superhero, Superman inevitably dominates the conversation. His appearance in Action Comics #1 in 1938 transformed the American comic-book industry and established a formula that remains recognizable nearly a century later. But Superman was not the first heroic character in comics to possess abilities beyond those of an ordinary human. Nor was DC the first publis

Death by Subscription: When “Buy It Once” Became “Pay Forever” There was a time when you could walk into a store, buy a game, bring it home, and that was it. No monthly fee. No recurring charge. No meter running in the background. You owned it. You played it whenever you wanted. That model is getting buried. Now everything is a subscription. Not just games. Everything. Netflix Amazon Prime Video Disney+ Hulu Spotify PlayStation Plus Xbox Game Pass Apple TV+ YouTube Premium Lo

I’m getting really tired of this modern trend where people pay full price for something, but somehow still do not truly own it. I don't know if you heard by now but there have been reports that Sony may be rolling out a 30 day online license check for some PlayStation digital games. At first, Sony said it was a bug. But later confirmed it. According to Tom’s Hardware, players are seeing a “validity period” or countdown timer on certain digital games, meaning the console may n

After a long-awaited release, the book is finally available for purchase. From the start, I planned on running an advertising campaign to...

Hello everyone! I have been working hard behind the scenes to make sure everything is perfect. I am happy to announce that, aside from...

My experience with dealing with KDP has been an unpleasant one. First, they hacked the price of my first publication without ever...

I have finally settled on a title for the first book. ​ I was originally going to use "Unto the Grave" for Athalon's series and "Unto the...

568 pages and 102,012 words. I have edited, reviewed, revised, reviewed, edited again and again. And again. From grammar to page layout,...

I know, it's been a while since I was here. I apologize for my absence. So much has been going on in my life. I don't want to air my...

Hello friends, I am happy to announce that I have completed the first draft of my manuscript! Yay! It has been a long year and seven...

Im going to keep this one short. I just want to give you guys n gals a quick update. First, to those who have fallen ill and to those...

There are six major regions located throughout the underworld: Purgatos, Zurrkalla, Asphodelos, New Eden, Elysion, and the marsh. Other...

What is my writing process? Well, for starters, I consider myself somewhere between a knitter and a pantser. That means that i come up...

What does an author blog about when their book isn't even published yet? I haven't the slightest clue. How about a little bio? Since my...