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Psychological Curses: Are They There or Not?

A way of using a curse that I’ve mentioned previously is having it be more of a legend than something cast in real time.  I wanted to look more into this because it requires a lot more psychological work.  You … Continue reading

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Changing Literary Styles (Part Two)

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Hey, SE Readers. Happy Friday. Joan with you today with the second in a two-part series on changing literary styles. In the first post, I used examples from James Fenimore Cooper’s Last of the Mohicans…

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7 Tips to Using Curses in Fiction: Eye of Newt Can Expire

Curses can have a lot of pitfalls when you use them.  Have they been done already and in the same fashion?  Do they have a purpose in the story beyond window dressing or a comical reaction?  Is it really a … Continue reading

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Top Five Mistakes New Authors Make and How to Avoid Them

Originally posted on Story Empire:
? “Lucy. What are we doing here?“The Boss is a contributor here, Twiggy.”“I don’t see any biscuits.”“I think he’ll fix that. Keep smiling.” Hello, SEers. I am delighted to be part of The Story Empire…

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Medieval Castle Assaults

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
I came across some great answers by Jon Bourgetti, Patrick Ashby, Alexander Taylor, and Steve Blanchard on Quora on the subject of assaults on Medieval castles. Whether you write fantasy, historical fiction, or just…

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Queen Titania’s Court — Through the Veil, by Adrienne Dellwo

Originally posted on Wyrmflight:
Unsure what to expect inside the ball, Dedra pulls up the hood of the pink robe denoting her as an adherent of the Ahweian Order of Spirit. She takes a deep breath and slips inside, where…

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Now What? (Running Low on Teaser Tuesday Stuff Again)

I didn’t finish what I wanted to post today.  The last full week of school caused some time issues as I talked about yesterday.  This does give me an opportunity to figure out a problem I have coming up for … Continue reading

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Using Ships in Fiction

Ever now and then, I have my characters travel on a ship.  Started in Prodigy of Rainbow Tower and it happened at least once in War of Nytefall.  The reason is because you can’t always stay on land when traveling.  You can … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Writing Underwater Adventures

First, I really wanted to find a cool underwater adventure picture or gif, but nothing worked.  So, I got frustrated and went with Sebastian from ‘The Little Mermaid’.  Okay . . . Moving on.  This is a simple post about … Continue reading

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How to Publish with KDP: Part Ten

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Image courtesy of bigstock.com Hello SErs. Harmony here.  As promised, here is  part ten in the post series dedicated to taking a step-by-step look at how to get your finished manuscript from your computer and…

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