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All about the Women

I grew up with comic books, cartoons, and fantasy novels, so the concept of the female protagonist was a little skewed.  They were the busty battlers (Wonder Woman), the agile acrobats (Teela from He-Man), or some type of spellcaster that … Continue reading

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Windemere: The Silent Character

I keep thinking about the character posts that I will be tossing out as characters appear in the chapter sections.  Well, I realized that there is a very important ‘character’ that I give less credit and attention to than Stiletto.  … Continue reading

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The Lich and The Demon

I should probably give a shout-out to the baddies of my story.  There really wasn’t much to their origin.  The Lich was the main villain of the D&D game where Luke was born and he summoned the Hellfire Elf to … Continue reading

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Crushers of Souls and Puppies

I read a post about the characteristics of heroes and it got me thinking about the other side of the equation.  How do you write a good villain?  I always had more interest in villains than heroes because I realized … Continue reading

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No Fun in Perfection

(Note: I’m writing this with a 100+ fever, so bear with me here.) I read a fantasy book where the main character was flawless. He learned magic and swordsmanship with ease. The other characters were in awe of him even … Continue reading

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Stiletto

This dog might appear to be a very minor character and I fully admit to forgetting about him time to time when I first wrote Beginning of a Hero. Truthfully, he barely showed up once the first chapter was over. … Continue reading

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Luke Callindor

I was thinking that since tomorrow’s post is about the difficulty in converting D&D game characters into book characters and Luke makes his website debut on Friday, I should talk about him. Luke Callindor was created in my freshman year … Continue reading

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