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Get in the Jeep and Pass Out Some Flyers: Help Promote Chasing Bedlam

Coming in February! ‘Chasing Bedlam’ needs a hand! So I made a call for help over the weekend, but I figured I’ll make a pure one as well.  I’m looking at the second weekend in February, which means I’m doing … Continue reading →

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So You Want to Adventure Without Weapons

When it comes to fantasy combat, you think swords, lances, axes, armor, crossbow, and clubs. It’s rare that a character will be known for martial arts unless they use a weapon connected to the style. Dariana doesn’t do anything like … Continue reading →

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From the Guardians to Dariana: My Focus on Immortality

Long ago, I wrote the first book of a series that wouldn’t get very far.  Immortal Wars was fueled by my interest in fantasy, science fiction, and superheroes.  I had no idea what I was doing, but plotted out 9 … Continue reading →

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Dariana Revisited . . . Unless I Never Gave Her Origin to Begin With

The Spirit Well finally brings Dariana into the spotlight!  So, let’s meet her. I keep saying it, but I’ll repeat myself once more.  Dariana is a walking spoiler in terms of her origin and history.  In the game, she had barely … Continue reading →

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Did 2016 Have a Reader Slump?

I’ve seen posts and articles about this as well as bringing it up myself.  Now that there are only 2 months left of 2016, I feel like opening the floor.  Then again, most people might not even be aware of … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Your Thoughts on the Indie Scene of Today

Here we go from last Thursday.  I may have asked this a while back, but it doesn’t hurt to open the floor again.  Feels like the publishing world is always changing, which means our opinions are changing as well.  Some … Continue reading →

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Authors and Readers: A Partnership in the Pages

This was an interesting picture that I’ve been thinking about in regards to myself.  Not as a reader, but as an author.  Do any other authors wonder if their readers are getting the ideas that are in their head?  What … Continue reading →

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Heading Back to Abby Normalcy

Where to begin?  Where to begin?  Seriously, I’m not really sure what happened this week beyond heat, incoming storm, and . . . stuff.  I mean, something had to have happened since my plan to start writing Path of the Traitors … Continue reading →

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Do We Even Want to be Entertained?

So, I’ve been wondering this for a while now.  I wasn’t sure how to write this up either and have gone through it in my head many times.  Then I stumbled onto this part from a Suicide Squad review: “In my sensible … Continue reading →

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The Hyping: When Everything Is A Possible Spoiler

We’re getting into another round of book hyping, which will revolve around the upcoming release of Legends of Windemere: Charms of the Feykin.  First, I feel like I have a confession to make.  Not that one or . . . I’ve … Continue reading →

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