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Top 5 of 2019: 7 Tips to Creating a Fantasy Army (#1)

And the #1 post of 2019 . . . Really?  You know, I really didn’t expect this topic to come out on top.  Heck, I didn’t even remember it.  Another odd thing is that 3 of the 5 are 7 … Continue reading

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7 Ways to Keep a Gathering Quest Interesting

One of the most common types of adventures is the ‘Gathering Quest’.  This is where the main characters need to collect a set of something over the course of the adventure.  You see it in cartoons, video games, and other … Continue reading

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Cover reveal and Pre-Order for The Reckoning Squad by Susanne Burke

Originally posted on Fiction Favorites:
I am pleased to be part of the announcement and cover reveal for Suzanne Burke’s latest thriller. The regular Top Ten feature will be back next week. I was fortunate to be part of the…

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A Problem with War of Nytefall

Okay, I might be exaggerating here.  The truth is that there’s probably an easy way out of here and I may have stumbled onto it a few times.  My head is so fuzzy from fatigue and the remnants of a … Continue reading

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Top 5 of 2019: 7 Tips to Writing Characters with Healing Factors/Regeneration (#2)

Coming to us from June 6, 2019!  Not much else I can say about this one.  Doesn’t have the same controversy factor as the previous 2 and compared to #1 it’s . . . Well, you’ll see next week. One … Continue reading

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The Female Librarians Who Delivered Books On Horseback

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Dusty Old Thing recently published an article by Rose Heichelbech about The Fierce Female Librarians Who Delivered Books On Horseback During The Great Depression. While everyone’s heard of the Pony Express, this is a rarely-told…

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Do Rulers in Fantasy Need to be Evil or Inept?

I’m not sure where this idea came from, but I’ve seen a lot of people run with it and claim that it’s how the genre works.  You have a ruler, but he/she/it is either a villain or so inept that … Continue reading

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How to Publish with KDP: Part Two

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

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Smorgasbord Book Review by Sally Cronin- #Fantasy – The Hat by C.S. Boyack

Originally posted on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine:
One of the books that I enjoyed over the holidays was the novella The Hat from C.S. Boyack… and here is my review. About the book Lizzie St. Laurent is dealing with many of…

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Top 5 of 2019: Stigma of Mental Illness (#3)

This originally went live on March 17, 2019.  I’m happy to see it here too.  Not a bad thing for this to make a reappearance. So, I might be short and to the point here.  Mostly because I know I’m … Continue reading

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