Not content to build only one universe, Skye is also the designer behind the Crimson & Silk and Hexcraft tabletop role-playing games. Both games carry her signature fingerprints: rich lore, elegant mechanics, and a deep understanding of what happens at a table full of friends at two in the morning. That understanding is hard-won. As an award-winning Game Master, Skye has run campaigns for decades, and her reputation for immersive, character-driven storytelling has made her a sought-after presence in the TTRPG community.
Her influences aren't only literary. Skye holds degrees in both Forensic Science and Music, an unusual pairing that explains a great deal about her work. The forensics shows up in the way her novels handle crime scenes, evidence, and the grim logistics of violence with real precision rather than handwaving. The music shows up in her rhythm as a writer, her ear for dialogue, and her second career as a singer/songwriter. She plays Schecter guitars and Pearl drums, and her songs carry the same dark, driving, slightly haunted energy as her fiction.