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Are You In the Right Genre?

This is probably more about mixing genres, but I’m not sure exactly how to explain this story strategy.  Seems to be primarily comedy because it comes with a sense of oddness that you can’t really ignore.  So, I’m going to … Continue reading

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When the Apprentice Takes Over

*SPOILERS FOR THE ANIME/MANGA ‘DESERT PUNK’* This post was inspired by the anime ‘Desert Punk’.  It’s fun even though it gets fairly crude at some points.  It does something that is fairly interesting as well.  The anime is 25 episodes … Continue reading

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Goal Posts: I Survived . . . Did My Arm Fall Off?

The big victory was that I finished writing Darwin & the Beast Collector.  I had a lot of trouble with the finale since I had Darwin leave the area a little too early.  That had to be fixed and then the … Continue reading

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A Reflection on Authordom

It’s been an iffy year as far as my writing goes I managed to finish 2 volumes of Tales of the Slumberlord or whatever I’m calling that series.  Right now, I think I’ll just give it ‘Darwin &’ titles and leave … Continue reading

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Reviews: The Precious Dreams of Authors

Sadly, I think at least quarter of what I see for book reviews is basically what you see above.  Any 50% are ratings that don’t have any written reviews, which I used to dislike, but now I’m okay with.  As … Continue reading

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Revisiting Origins: Selenia Hamilton

Selenia Hamilton was another game character created by the gamemaster.  I don’t really remember how often she showed up, but it usually involved Luke causing some trouble.  She never got to show off her prowess in the game or do … Continue reading

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Difference Between Ghosts and Demons

This feels like a weird topic to end the week on, but I stumbled onto some short videos that brought it up.  Ghosts and demons are both able to possess mortals, which makes this a shared ability.  Many authors use … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Having Characters Speak to the Dead

It really does seem like an easy power to throw into a story and solve a problem.  That might be the issue though.  Speaking with the dead or any spirits should have some kind of challenge.  Otherwise, the characters with … Continue reading

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Revisiting Origins: Aedyn Karwyn

Aedyn began like Fritz and Nimby as another player’s character in the game.  There was a big difference between him and them.  The guy playing Aedyn was more into the mechanics of the game than the character.  So, Aedyn wasn’t … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Not The Week I Expected

Not sure why I expected this week to be smooth sailing.  It was a crazy double-header of 1) the first full week of the second quarter of school and 2) the last full week before Thanksgiving.  This meant my time … Continue reading

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