Just in Time for #Christmas! Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age (Final Volume!) is Live! #fantasy #IARTG #ASMSG

The Champions’ Final Battle has Arrived!

Cover Art by Jason Pedersen

Whether in darkness or light, every path inevitably comes to an end.

As Gabriel, the Destiny God, determined centuries ago, his chosen will face Baron Kernaghan for the fate of Windemere. Through many victories and losses, the champions have stood together and prepared for this great battle. Now that the Baron’s influence stirs those with evil hearts, they have run out of time and must travel to Shayd. Yet, there are more secrets for them to uncover before entering a battle where the only way to survive is surpassing limits and putting everything they have on the line. Through it all, Gabriel’s statement that he made them destined to fight, but winning was not set in stone rings in their minds.

Will the champions usher in an Age of Heroes or become the sacrifices for an Age of Darkness?

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Excerpt: Return of the Baron

Exiting the portal above Gaia, the Baron is carried by an ocean breeze to the top of the amphitheater. His chest is tight as the curse attempts to crush him, a final embrace before it is dispelled for eternity. Free of his prison, the immortal inhales as if he has not taken a breath in centuries. The sight of gulls and white clouds in place of demons and endless storms brings tears to his eyes. Scents of foods that he has created magical versions of waft to his nose, the real dishes smelling infinitely more delicious than his creations. Throwing his sense of propriety away, the Baron falls to his knees and kisses the stone beneath his feet. Distant screams travel to his ears as the entire population of Windemere is forced to remember all of the horrors he committed as a mortal. Waves of fear wrap around the world when they recall that he became the God of Destiny and planned to unleash his fury on the other deities. Vivid memories of the atrocities he committed forces themselves into millions of minds that are driven to the edge of insanity. Their voices and emotions are delicacies to the Baron’s senses, which strain to absorb every sensation given off by his new kingdom. Even the whispers of defiance from nearby make him lick his lips and desire the chance to crush his first true enemy with his bare hands. Rising to his feet, the Baron shields his eyes from the sun to help him see a hazy dome that appears in the sky. Feeling a familiar energy from the lowering barrier, he laughs and throws out his arms to greet one of the keys to his victory. With a resounding boom, the spell covers Gaia and nearly a mile of ocean. All of the voices and emotions swirling around Windemere are blocked by the dome, which plunges Gaia into silent isolation.

Gazing at the armies that have gathered around the city, the Baron smiles at how the soldiers shift uneasily. His attention locks on Trinity, his former agent and her warriors closer to Gaia than any of the other forces. Even though the cobalt-skinned channeler cannot see him, he can tell that she has become aware of his presence. Stretching his arm, the warlord decides the traitorous Queen will be the perfect casualty to start the battle and make the others realize that he has arrived. Casting a spell to pulverize every bone in her body, the Baron’s fingertips glow with a golden light that runs down to his palm. He briefly hesitates to kill the young woman whom he once looked upon as a daughter, but the idea of leaving any traitor alive fills him with anger. The immortal begins to utter the final word of his incantation when he hears the portal release a brief popping noise.

“That took less time than I expected,” the Baron says, whirling around to redirect his spell at the champions. His attack soars through empty sky, the blast parting the clouds and silencing the surprised mortals waiting outside of the city. “Very curious, but pointless. Invisibility will not trick me, gypsy girl. Your attempt to hide yourself and the others will fail.”

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About the Author:

Charles Yallowitz was born and raised on Long Island, NY, but he has spent most of his life wandering his own imagination in a blissful haze. Occasionally, he would return from this world for the necessities such as food, showers, and Saturday morning cartoons. One day he returned from his imagination and decided he would share his stories with the world. After his wife decided that she was tired of hearing the same stories repeatedly, she convinced him that it would make more sense to follow his dream of being a fantasy author. So, locked within the house under orders to shut up and get to work, Charles brings you Legends of Windemere. He looks forward to sharing all of his stories with you, and his wife is happy he finally has someone else to play with.

Blog: www.legendsofwindemere.com
Twitter: @cyallowitz
Facebook: Charles Yallowitz
Website: www.charleseyallowitz.com

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Are you in a Gothic Horror Novel?

A really fun post for the holidays . . . Well, I didn’t say which holiday.

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I first shared this back in 2014, but I came across it the other day and I had to repost. Apologies if you’ve seen it twice!

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As you seemed to enjoy last week’s post, Are you in a Regency Romance Novel?, I’ve got another one for you, also by The Toast.

This one, written by Abi Inman, answers the burning question in everyone’s mind…

Are you in a Gothic Horror Novel?

  • All animals are underfed, black, and vaguely eldritch. They all hate you.
  • You are a man. If you’re a woman, you are the love interest of the man, and you are dead.
  • All the women you know have died in childbirth. All the children you know are orphans. You are an orphan.
  • It’s foggy. If it’s not foggy, it’s smoggy. Or misty. Some form of particulate matter is in the air.
  • You are arranged to be married…

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A Perfect 10 With Author Lisa Reynolds

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Don Massenzio Today’s perfect 10 interview session is with author Lisa Reynolds. The questions in these interviews are designed to gain more insight into the inspiration, background and strategy of the authors that stop by. Please enjoy this edition of … Continue reading →

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Meet Guest Author, Xina Marie Uhl…

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As someone who writes nonfiction for kids for a job, I find myself confronted with an obstacle that primarily affects me when I work on my personal fiction. Which is, I don’t want to do it. After all, for my nonfiction I have an editor and a deadline and most importantly, I get actual money from it to pay my bills. Those things get me typing away. And while I’m working on making more of a profit with my fiction, I don’t have the same motivation in terms of structure and incentives that I do with my nonfiction. So here are some things that have helped me get my words down despite the financial incentives.

Major. These actions have had the most effect on my productivity.

  1. Goals and Deadlines. I always have one project or another in the works so for me there is no shortage of things…

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The Last Word

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The final keystroke
Flourish of the ending scrawl
Echoing in the air
Driving home the fact
That you have written
The Last Word

No more to be added
A period has sealed your fate
Edits are a farce
Meant to help you linger
Tighten up the path
To the Last Word

It sits in the pit
Found in heart and mind
Battle of relief
Versus awkward loss
Neither winning the war
As you stare at the Last Word

Life must go on
Dwelling stretches the pain
Mixed with a touch of shock
This path is over
There is no going back
After the Last Word

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Meet Guest Author, Judy Penz Sheluk

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It was a twenty-minute walk from my house to my elementary school, a trek I made six times a day: morning, lunchtime, and afternoon. I was an only child and a solitary sort of kid, and spent the time making up stories in my head. Some of these stories would take me day to complete, others two or three weeks. When I reached “The End,” I’d start another one.

I kept that practice up as an adult commuting from home to work; sometimes it was the only thing that kept me sane during Toronto’s gridlocked traffic. I’m not sure when I first found out that writing stories in your head wasn’t a common practice. I just believed everyone did it.

Unfortunately, none of those stories ended up on paper until 2003, when my local library was offering a 12-week Creative Writing Workshop led by Barry Dempster, an award-winning author and…

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Questions 3: Coming to the End

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With Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age coming up, I figured now was a good time to open the floor.  Just a few questions about finales, which everyone has an opinion on.

  1. What is your favorite ending to a series?
  2. Have you ever read or watched a series that was ruined by the ending?  Why?
  3. What do you think is the most important thing for an ending?
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The Gellboar on #LisaBurtonRadio

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Hey there, all you downtrodden folks. Those who’ve been repressed by unfair rules and regulations. You’ve landed on Lisa Burton Radio, the only show that interviews characters from the books you love. I’m your host, Lisa the robot girl, and I have a treat for you today.

Ask yourself this. What would you do if you were denied participation in something because of your gender? Would you give up and move along? Would you fight for your rights? Maybe you’d be passive aggressive about it. That’s exactly the kind of choice my guest today was faced with. “Welcome to the show, Dan Forster, or should I say Christine Cooper?”

“Dan is fine. Christine is my stage name.”

“Right, Dan. Remember that name, folks, because we’re going to circle back to Christine Cooper. For now, Dan, would you please tell our listeners how that came about?”

“Men are forbidden to work…

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Sally Cronin’s Book Reviews 2017 Part Two – My recommendations for Christmas – D.G. Kaye, John W. Howell, Tony Riches and Terry Tyler

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A Perfect 10 with Karen Malena

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Today’s perfect 10 interview session is with author Karen Malena. The questions in these interviews are designed to gain more insight into the inspiration, background and strategy of the authors that stop by.

Please enjoy this edition of A Perfect 10 and look for an exciting announcement regarding all of the participating authors for 2018.


Karen author photoDoes writing energize or exhaust you?

First, I would like to thank Don for having me as a guest on his blog!

Until this last year, writing truly energized me. I would even “write” in my mind while walking in nature during lunchtime at work and during long drives as well. Much of my creativity came during these moments of solitude and quiet.

I also looked forward to losing myself in my writing even if I only had an hour a night to do so.

Unfortunately, this year I lost both parents within nine months…

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