Category Archives: Thoughts

Revisit: Game vs. Book Differences

Posted on December 12, 2012 . . . I was posting rapidly once I started.  Posts were either gigantic like this or around 200 words too.  Gee, I was a mess of a newbie blogger. At the age of thirteen, … Continue reading

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Revisit: Writer/Author/Storyteller

This is the first post I made that didn’t involve my books and was done on December 5th, 2012.  Heck, it was before I figured out how to put pictures in my posts too. Over the years I have heard … Continue reading

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Coming Back From Writing a Villain

Villains are always fun to write.  They can be over-the-top in all sorts of ways that the heroes and supporting cast can’t get away with.  Still, there are times you write a nasty, horrible villain that makes your skin crawl.  … Continue reading

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Numbness’s Effect on Writing And Ways to Recover

The graphic above from a Google Image Search pretty much covers emotional numbness, which is a problem.  In fact, it seems to be a growing issue with more people getting stressed out and pulling away from general society.  No, social … Continue reading

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Do Authors Need to Access Emotions While Writing?

I’m surprised when I run into people who think authors shouldn’t access any emotions while writing.  They feel one must remain calm, clear-headed, and at peace even if the scene is one of anger or fear.  Never been given an … Continue reading

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Is Non-Magical Food Preservation Possible in Fantasy Worlds?

At first, I thought food preservation would be difficult to explain in a fantasy world.  My mind got stuck on refrigeration and pasteurization, which are more modern.  Yet, humans have been preventing food from going back since 12,000 BC.  So, … Continue reading

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How Do They Have Drinkable Water in Fantasy Worlds?

This thought came to my mind with no inspiration.  Then again, I simply might have been thirsty and lacking water.  It made me think about how characters drink water in fantasy worlds with no treatment plants.  We’re told that we … Continue reading

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A Hero From A Villainous Lineage

The inspiration for this week’s topic is ‘One Piece’.  Kind of spoilers, but this is something revealed in 2016.  Anyway, the character of Sanji is revealed to have come from an infamously villainous family called the Vinsmokes.  He’s the black … Continue reading

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Monsters in the Open

So, I think the picture above is from a game called ‘Monster Hunter’.  Not sure which in the franchise it is, but seeing videos of this and working on Darwin & the Beast Collector got me thinking about monsters.  Specifically, I was … Continue reading

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Special Defenders in Fantasy Worlds

I thought about this concept when I watched ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ and they brought up the Harpers.  This is a special group of people who protect the Forgotten Realms from various enemies.  They’re kind of political, but … Continue reading

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