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I like to write, as you've probably noticed. Occasionally one of my friends will ask, "How many stories are you writing?" and my answer is, "Well, I have a list at home..." because I am working on so many hopefully-novel-length ideas that I have trouble keeping track of all of them, though I actively write only one project at a time and the others have to wait their turn.

Anyway, here's the list for anyone who's interested, organized by which genre/world they take place in and then in chronological order (I also like to organize things):

Emalia (The History of Magic series)

Travelling Fire - A fantasy retelling of the events of Elijah's life. Chael, a reckless young magician, learns obedience to the Master when he is ordered to fight the powerful sorceress who has enslaved the other magicians of the land.

The Lightbringers - For centuries, the nation of Arria has existed in complete blackness, thanks to the greedy magic of the Seawitch. Only rogue magicians called Lightbringers know how to summon enough light to grow crops in caves deep in the mountains. Tory wakes up one day in the forbidden caves and is informed of a prophecy with her name in it: Only she can defeat the Seawitch.

Dragonfly - Kellen, a young explorer, falls through a one-way portal and is forced to save the forgotten world within, or he may never return to his own realm.

Magic by the Sea - Sierra, a former-hero-turned-bitter-mercenary, is hired to find a runaway girl in Arria. But Lily, a headstrong hopeless romantic of a teenager, is no ordinary child--she is the granddaughter of the Seawitch and the heir to a dying throne.

Kai's Story - Kai's parents abandoned him shortly after he was born--or so he thinks, until he tumbles into a magical world and is told the terrible truth: His parents left him on Earth to prevent his magic from tearing him apart, then disappeared on a quest to find a permanent solution.

Blood Curse (series) - Ryanna has the uncanny ability to see the future, but this puts her friends in danger when a madman decides he wants her powers for himself.

A Rift in the Worlds - Grown-up Kai wakes beside an uncontrollable tear in space-time, with only fragmented memories of how he got there. The authorities blame him for the dangerous rift. Will he prove his innocence, and catch the magician responsible, before he is captured?

Flight of the Darkbirds - A magical plague threatens Ryanna's tribe. Could the mysterious epidemic have something to do with why Kai's longtime advisor has been transformed from a talking bird into a human?

Wyveria (A Necessary Darkness trilogy; other stories)

Untitled - Three powerful nations are on the brink of all-out war, but Arah, a long-lost princess, has bigger worries: an army of cursed beings called Gliders are growing bolder. If they're not stopped, none of the three nations will survive long enough to triumph.

The King's Shadows (prequel) - Red Medelska and John Telser are two young recruits for the Shadows, the kingdom's spies. When mysterious incidents occur, the boys are blamed, and must figure out who or what is causing these problems before they lose their jobs--or worse, their heads.

Nightstar (prequel) - Anne runs away from her abusive home and joins the Shadows, but when assassination attempts on the queen begin, she realizes escaping her past won't be as easy as she thought.

Shades of Deception - Anne's kingdom is overthrown by a traitor in the queen's inner circle, and she must decide where her loyalties lie.

Star of Reckoning - Far away in a hostile land, Anne and her company race to stop an old enemy from fulfilling a dangerous prophecy that could seal his rise to power.

Path of Shadows - After the prophecy goes horribly wrong, Anne and her remaining friends are left in exile, struggling to find a way home. Meanwhile, the queen is in danger of being toppled once more. Her only hope, a growing resistance, may be shattered by betrayal and loss.

Other Fantasy

As We Go Along - Madalyn's curiosity gets the better of her and she crawls through a portal into a world that is losing its magic. Torn between three kindly men who offer her protection and a powerful magic-user who claims she can save the world, Madalyn realizes the key to the Fading may be found in one unlikely boy.

Science Fiction

Self-Reliance (series) - A fearless starship pilot and a sharp-shooting defector rebel against all authority to sabotage a brainwashing facility--but they may have trusted the wrong man...

Realistic Fiction

Retrieval (short stories) - A band of orphans become "ethical thieves," robbing criminals and returning the stolen items to their rightful owners.