Tag Archives: corruption

Poetry Day: From On High

(I really don’t know what triggered this one.  Clearly, I was angry at someone who had power and influence.) Edicts and procedures Hurled from the mountaintop Forcing the drones to moan Adding complications To a convoluted system Steps of unimportance … Continue reading

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Do Rulers in Fantasy Need to be Evil or Inept?

I’m not sure where this idea came from, but I’ve seen a lot of people run with it and claim that it’s how the genre works.  You have a ruler, but he/she/it is either a villain or so inept that … Continue reading

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Governments of Windemere: Rodillen

This would be the second city that Luke Callindor, Nyx, and their friends visit in Prodigy of Rainbow Tower.  Rodillen is sometimes called Two-Faced City because it has an outer facade of a typical port city and the true face … Continue reading

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Special Teaser: Fizzle and the Fallen Fae

(Here’s an excerpt from Legends of Windemere: Curse of the Dark Wind, which is still being worked on.  HOPING for a December release, but we’ll see what happens.  I’m thinking of doing excerpts once or twice a week, so let … Continue reading

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Villain Teaser Excerpt: Krypters, Ravenous ‘Children’ of Nyx

Nyx spent a few books being pushed to her limits, but these creatures are the first time her magic was ever truly negated.  They’re hungry to devour her aura and flesh, but nobody really knows why.  Check out their debut … Continue reading

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