Traitor of the Veil

Hypothetically, if an assassin kills the man who raised him — who also happens to be the leader of an anti-technology cult — how does he survive?

Simple.

He runs.

Eighteen-year-old Kyle Bone has spent his life training to kill world leaders for the Crescent Veil. But two years ago, on his sixteenth birthday, he turned the blade on their leader —...

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The Origin Story - The Making of Kyle Bone Welcome back,

Welcome back, archivists.

Today, I'm talking about someone very near and dear to me (and also the cause of several sweat-inducing sessions): Kyle Bone.

Let's start with the thing that always trips me up first --- names. Cue the dramatic music.

I stared at my computer for way too long, various names chasing each other throughout my brain. I went through Shane, Thomas, and a number of others before finally landing on Kyle. I mean...I know someone named Kyle. He's cool. Why not use a cool name?

The...

The Origin Story - Where the Ideas Began When I first walked into my

When I first walked into my Advanced Fiction Workshop class, I didn't know that I was going to eventually complete a 50K manuscript. Life throws twists like that, I guess.

Traitor of the Veil started as a small, ~3K short story. I immediately saw the potential. I felt like I had so much more story to tell, and not enough space to tell it in a class.

Thus began my journey. I stayed up until 3 A.M. every night, feverishly pouring out my ideas. It started messily, as almost all manuscripts do....