I miss writing fantasy (and some free fantasy books)

I've been missing writing fantasy lately. My current WIP, along with the last two books I wrote, are both sci-fi, and while I love them all and have been enjoying it, there's a certain special feeling when writing fantasy that I miss now. So as soon as I'm finished the novel I'm currently working on I plan to dive back into The Circle and work on a couple of fantasy projects. Right now, the main ones I'm thinking of doing are: 

- A novella focusing on a traveler (if you've read any of my other works this traveler is Nanoka, Dalmar's mother) 
- A novel following the rise and fall of the Mad Sorcerer/Sorcerer King. It would be cool to focus more on the actual magic and show some different magic users and different powers as well as to take a closer look at how he got to be the Sorcerer King in Children of the Dead City

I should also probably mention that my novella Nyarai: Traveler of the Circle is available for free for those who sign up for my mailing list. It's also part of a group promo of a whole bunch of free fantasy shorts being offered right now. Check it out: 


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