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Heroes of Windemere Profile: Nyx

(Cover is still one of my favorites.) Hair– Black Eyes– Violet Race– Half-elf/Channeler Hometown– Gaia; Birth town unknown Career– Caster Weapon(s) of Choice– Magic Debut Book– Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower Casters require years of training to master the … Continue reading

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Heroes of Windemere Profile: Luke Callindor

(Found a fun little collection of posts from 2016.  I did some profiles of the main heroes of Legends of Windemere.  Should be fun to see again.)   Hair– Blonde Eyes– Green; Later chocolate brown with gold flecks and black circles … Continue reading

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Do I Need to Use a Dragon? (Fantasy Writing Tips) for 99 cents

Have you ever wanted to write a fantasy story? Not sure about the rules? Well, look no further! Hidden within these pages are opinions and observations that MIGHT help you with your literary adventure. Boiling fantasy and writing in general … Continue reading

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Being Morally Gray

A while back, someone mentioned characters who are morally gray.  These are the ones that sit between good and evil.  While their actions can be reprehensible, they have good reasons for taking action.  Here are some examples I found: Boromir … Continue reading

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The Lovable Grouch

I don’t remember exactly what made me notice this character type recently.  It just popped into my head and I noticed how often the lovable grouch appears.  Oscar, Al Bundy, Dr. House, Carl Frederickson (Up), and more fall into this … Continue reading

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Possible Promo Idea That I Need a Week to Set Up, So I’m Stalling

I took all of November to try and think of promos to set up.  I might use the rest of December’s Tuesday to be silly or maybe do simple series promos.  There are 4 more after today, which will cover … Continue reading

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The Issue With Character Interviews

This is going to be a short post because it’s more of a rant. So, I used to set up interviews with my characters.  I did this two ways in the past: One version was me posting about the character … Continue reading

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Tuesday Promo Ideas

I’m pretty much out of teasers since I’m reusing old ones.  So, I’m trying to figure out something I can do to keep Tuesday as a book promo day.  Here are some ideas that I can do starting in December: … Continue reading

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Revisit: What Do You Look For In A Funny Villain?

(Originally posted on August 16, 2013.  This is different than a standard villain question and I guess this gears more towards stories aimed at children.  Kind of a shame because I think adults deserve more comical bad guys.) Now, we’ve … Continue reading

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Revisit: What Do You Look For in a Third Book of a Series?

(Originally posted December 3, 2013.  Couldn’t resist putting this one after the one about a sequel.  This post had more meat to it since I was promoting Allure of the Gypsies for it’s debut.) So, here I am sitting around … Continue reading

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