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Poetry Day: Prophet of the Rainbow Unicorns

(A fun poem involving unicorns?) He stands upon his wooden crate An island within a human sea A scrawny form in mottled hair Wearing rags of every color   Only few give him a sideways glance As they trudge along … Continue reading

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Blast from the Past: Types of Closures and Cliffhangers

(Back on October 1, 2014, I made the following post.  Nearly forgot about it, but I realized it can work better than another 7 tips post.  Enjoy.) Even if you’re nervous about writing the ending of your story, it has … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Gods in Chaos

Another fun teaser from Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age.  Just a look at how the gods are taking the looming return of the one being that strikes fear in their hearts and souls.  I mean, they’re gods and … Continue reading

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People Who Transform Into Weapons

While it isn’t common, I have found a few stories that have people who transform into weapons.  Most times, it’s a curse that the character wishes to break.  They are wielded by a friend and cannot change back and forth.  … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Predators Around

(This is a fun one.  What kind of predator do you think I mean?) The monsters are out in force Growing hungry by the minute Searching for the weak and young To fill their putrid guts   The monsters’ courage … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Writing Transforming Weapons

As I said on Monday, this is fairly niche.  Still, there are some guidelines one can follow to make this work.  Transforming weapons are fun, but it still pays to be careful and not let them cause a mess. The … Continue reading

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Using Transforming Weapons

This might be a fairly niche topic, but we’ll see how it goes.  Definitely won’t be connecting to stories that don’t have action scenes.  After all, why have a weapon that can be transformed if you aren’t going to have … Continue reading

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Questions 3: Keeping a Story Flowing

We all have preferences for flow in a story.  Let’s see what everyone thinks: What do you think is a good tool for creating seamless breaks in a story? What sport would you compare writing to in terms of maintaining … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Pixelated Memory

(Long ago, I had the time and energy to play a bunch of video games.  Probably wasn’t the biggest gamer, but I enjoyed the hobby.  Now, I barely play unless my son is here, so all I have are the … Continue reading

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Threats to Story Flow

Keeping a story flowing is more difficult than people realize.  In fact, I think there are multiple threats to this essential of storytelling.  These are from my own experience, so I’m sure there are more. Concurrent Adventures This is when … Continue reading

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