Tag Archives: adventure

Teaser Tuesday: A Surprising Denizen #fantasy #adventure

This week it’s Legends of Windemere: Sleeper of the Wildwood Fugue.  I’m taking slightly bigger risks with these excerpts in terms of potential spoilers, but the books have been out for a while.  This one shows part of Helgard, which is … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Creating a Series Mascot

With the publishing of War of Nytefall: Lost, I’ve introduced a literary aspect that I’ve done before.  Not exactly since Lost has a bunny and Fizzle is a dragon, but both of them can be seen as mascots.  In Legends of Windemere, … Continue reading

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Good-Bye to Another ‘Series’

I was going to do a post asking for opinions on the Raven Series, but I think I need a day to get my own thoughts together.  This one wasn’t as big as Legends of Windemere, stayed on my blog, and never … Continue reading

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A Busy Week Comes to An End: So Many Highs and Lows

First, a big reminder that my newest book (probably for a while) is now available on Amazon.  War of Nytefall: Lost is filled with action, humor, colorful characters, and angry bunny antics.  Seriously, this was a fun story to write because … Continue reading

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The City of Nytefall: Knew I Forgot Something

I have to be honest here. Back when I did my outlines and character designs, I never really put any initial thought to Nytefall.  To be fair, the series was originally called ‘Realm of the Night’ and was on Earth.  … Continue reading

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Quest of the Broken-Hearted: Return of Kira Grasdon

So, I promised to reveal more about the story and how it connects to Legends of Windemere.  Well, here we are.  This story will give some level of closure to Kira Grasdon, which means I have to touch on a few … Continue reading

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Romance Vs Action: A Tale of Two Vampires

Romance-  Was this supposed to be a conversation post? Action-  No, but this guy doesn’t have a strong opinion on why one of us, me, is better than the other. R- But he hasn’t read any vampire romances, so he’ll … Continue reading

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Signature Weapons: Almost as Important as a Name?

Simon Belmont and his whip.  King Arthur and Excalibur.  Doom and the BFG 9000.  Samus Aran and the Power Suit.  All of these are characters that can be identified by their weapons.  You see them holding it or not even … Continue reading

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New Release: The Yak Guy Project by C.S. Boyack #asmsg #dystopian #bookboost

(Let’s have a round of applause and comments for special guest, C.S. Boyack!) Thanks for having me over today, Charles. You usually get a visit from Lisa, my assistant and spokesmodel, but today it’s me. There is a bit of … Continue reading

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Stephanie Talon: The Playful Ritualist

Stephanie Talon falls into the same category as Gregorio Roman because she was never a game character.  While I was planning the series, I realized that there were only 3 female characters.  All of those were impressive and powerful and … Continue reading

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