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Chosen by their thirteenth year
To follow in a master’s steps
They wave farewell to youth and home
While preparing for their tasks
Some will sweat among the anvils
While others ache within the woods
Many learn of herbs to cook
Or heal those that fall to pain
Warriors and thieves will grow
From those that find these paths
The lucky ones will find the tower
Where magic is their trade
All will grow to be true masters
And earn apprentices of their own
Sequel to ‘The Fallen Odyssey’ by C.B. McCullough is now available!
Now available! The Fallen Aeneid, the much-anticipated sequel to C.B. McCullough’s debut novel, The Fallen Odyssey (2013). The Fallen Aeneid will take readers to new corners of the epic fantasy world that has captured the imaginations of readers of all ages.
Justin Holmes returns to the Oikoumene to discover that something unexplainable happened in his absence. Will he take up his sword again in the fight against evil, or has the enemy already won?
A shadowed past. An ancient secret. A new enemy. And a horrifying betrayal.
A new journey begins! Available now for $4.99. And if you haven’t read the original yet, it is currently available for $0.00, for a very limited time!
I woke up to the following for FAMILY OF THE TRI-RUNE!
Family of the Tri-Rune Stats
Note ‘Sword & Sorcery’. You know what this means? I aim for the Top 10.
Add on: Apparently now it’s 16 on Sword & Sorcery.
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On Monday, I mentioned how an author can have an idea in mind for characters and stories, but a reader might see something else. That noble hero can be viewed as a pompous ass or fictional cultures can be see as immoral. It’s a shock to the system sometimes when you see that something you made is being loved or hated for a reason you never thought of. This is where problems can arise, so I’m going to list a few thoughts and actions to help a young writer through this situation:
Big sale running from April 1st to April 7th. Bookmark ‘Yesterday Road’ now and don’t miss out.
I thought I’d tip off readers of the blog to a promotion that I’m running through April 7. Officially it starts on 4/1, with a listing on Ereader News Today and a few other daily lists, but I wanted all y’all to have a crack at it sooner than later — if you haven’t already bought the book, that is.
The other retail outlets are listed here, but I’m not sure when the price cut will appear at each of them. Amazon is already live.
Family of the Tri-Rune Stats 3-25-14
Just wanted to post this. The record for one of my books in terms of best ranking is #21, which I believe was Prodigy of Rainbow Tower. None of the Legends of Windemere books ever made it into the teens, so I’m excited to see if Timoran Wrath can do what Luke Callindor, Nyx, and Sari couldn’t.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me and stayed along for the ride.
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Yes, I know these character interviews have been about as successful as an All You Can Eat Bacon Bar in a Jewish Temple. Still, Timoran deserves a chance to get a few questions even if you haven’t read the book.
Timoran Wrath is a barbarian warrior from the Snow Tiger Tribe in the northern mountains. He is helping the city of Hero’s Gate with the problems that have cropped up since Nyx’s visit in Prodigy of Rainbow Tower. In Family of the Tri-Rune, he is ordered to act as Nyx’s bodyguard. This is interesting because he’s nervous around magic even though he has great respect for our favorite half-elven firebug. Unlike traditional barbarians, Timoran is very wise and doesn’t anger easily. Better to say that he keeps his rage pent up to unleash in battle, which makes him very dangerous. Bullies tend to mistake his interest in avoiding pointless conflict as weakness and find themselves on the wrong end of a beating.
So, if there’s anything you want to know about Timoran or barbarians of Windemere then ask away.
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Available for free download: C.B. McCullough’s debut novel, The Fallen Odyssey (2013). Read this epic fantasy adventure on your Kindle for free.
From C.B. MCCULLOUGH comes a thrilling adventure for young adults and experienced readers alike.
From Amazon.com:
When seventeen-year-old Justin Holmes wakes from a strange, amnesic slumber, he finds himself in an unknown land, far from his rural Pennsylvania hometown. With no memory of how he came to be in this world of vast grasslands, sky-scraping mountains and double moons, his only choice is to cling for dear life to some unlikely allies: an eccentric old hermit, and a cold-blooded, duplicitous mercenary.
When unwillingly recruited to help rescue a kidnapped young woman, Justin is swept off into the wild on a dangerous mission, all while struggling to learn what twist of fate has landed him in this bizarre alternate dimension.
Questions and mysteries abound…
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You would think this is something that an author would be aware of, but I’ve found that many of us get confused by perspectives on our works that don’t match our own. There’s an odd pause that one has when faced with this. You have that moment where you’re sure the person is wrong and then comes the wondering about how they came about their decision. This can also lead to questioning if you did a good job conveying what you were aiming for. Funny thing is that you forget about those who look at your book the same way you do. The ‘anomaly’ gets your attention.
All of us who write have been on both ends of this and I’ve realized that this is simply part of the system. It’s funny how we accept that readers can have differing opinions on what an author means. Yet, reader and author disagreeing has a stronger impact. The truth is that if two readers have opposing views on a book then the author will either fall on the side of one or neither. This doesn’t make it wrong either because an author is a single entity.
My view of what my characters do is through my eyes while a reader has his or her own lens to see it through. I’ve run into this a lot. People see Luke Callindor differently than I do and various subplots have been questioned in ways that make me scratch my head. Did I explain it poorly? No because I can only do so much before I’m accused of ‘telling instead of showing’. I notice that it stems from a reader’s personal views on behavior. I’m guilty of this too because there have been books where I perceive a character as annoying while the author probably sees them as something else. It’s a challenge for an author because we can’t truly control a person’s perspectives. We can guide them as best we can, but you’ll always have those who see things differently.
So, have you ever created a character or perceived a character that the author/reader saw in an entirely different light?
