Monthly Archives: August 2015

Ten Reasons Writers Should Read Something In the Fantasy Genre (Part 1)

Originally posted on Creative Writing with the Crimson League:
The fantasy genre is important. Now, maybe I’m biased as a fantasy writer, but I do believe that. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Harry Potter/ contemporary fantasy person, or more…

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Teaser Tuesday: And So We Come to the End

Going to take another blast from the past here.  This is a scene from The Compass Key.  Getting harder and harder to find non-spoiler stuff in the newer books.  I’m talking stuff that ruins twists and previous book stories.  Promise … Continue reading

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Last Day… Giveaway!

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Upcoming Author Event – First Friday in Kokomo

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August Interview: Timoran Wrath of the Snow Tiger Tribe

So begins the month long series where 13 of my characters will be interviewed with the questions given way back in July.  I tried my best with these since I found that some questions didn’t entirely mesh with others.  A … Continue reading

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Switching Focus from Story to Character

(The image has nothing to do with this.  After 20 minutes of searching, I picked a random thing in the Yahoo image search that made me smirk.) I’m not sure where the change happened with Legends of Windemere.  Not with … Continue reading

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FYI: Really, Tech?

Just a small warning.  I’ve been having a lot of electronic issues this morning.  The hard drive tried to escape the computer again.  The laptop even forced me to input all of my passwords and has issues with the Internet.  … Continue reading

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Birthday Promo

Originally posted on mishaburnett:
My birthday is August 9th, and so I am running a promotion this week, from Thursday the 6th to Thursday the 13th. I’ll be posting the official promo, with the proper links installed, on Thursday, but…

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Runaway Smile is a Finalist in IAN’s Book of the Year Awards

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
I just received the wonderful news that my children’s book, Runaway Smile, was selected as a ‘Children’s Fiction’ Finalist in the 2015 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards. The book is still in the running…

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August? Already?

I stand by the confusion in the title.  It feels like this year is one being chaotic marathon that somebody left on fast forward.  I’m sitting here trying to remember what happened every month, but only a few have memories.  … Continue reading

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