Tag Archives: ego

Always Write for Yourself

Months back, I started to openly question why I still wrote.  Books weren’t selling and I can’t do any publishing at this time.  That’s both a financial and situational thing that I hope will be remedied.  Anyway, there was a … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Cycle of Egos

(Not the biggest fan of the title now, but that’s what I picked.  It’s really about abuse.  A person who batters at another’s sense of self-worth and will stop long enough for them to recover.  I’ve dealt with too many … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Writing the Self-Righteous

This is going to be a challenge.  Giving tips on a character type that I really don’t get along with?  Strap in your popcorn and let’s see where this wild ride takes us.  All tips are spontaneous with the minimal … Continue reading

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The Self-Righteous Character: Earning All the Eye-Rolling!

This is going to be another post that depends heavily on personal limits, standards, and perceptions.  A person may be self-righteous to one group while totally acceptable by another.  So, I’m going to try to avoid specifics here.  It’ll be … Continue reading

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Jung’s Archetypes: The Ego Quartet

You can see examples of each one in the above picture, which I’m going to attach to each of the posts.  This one is going to be about the 4 Ego Archetypes, which are Innocent, Everyman, Hero, and Caregiver.  As … Continue reading

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Jung’s Archetypes: Brief Overview

This coming week, I’m going to make three posts about Carl Jung’s Archetypes.  I will be taking the 12 and discussing them under the 3 categories of Ego, Soul, and Self.  Now . . . I think I missed something.  … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Mortal Meets Monster #fantasy #vampires

Time to showcase more of Archillious as he regales all of us with his tale of woe.  I’m going for scenes that have a few spoilers because the books have been out for a while.  It also allows me to … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Danger of an Eye Twitch

This is a fairly short excerpt, but it has the introduction of Archillious.  I wanted to use him at least once here since he tends to hang around spoilers.  For more of him, check out War of Nytefall: Lost on Amazon.

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Kickstarter Help! Sidekicks Issues #2-4

A friend of mine is running a Kickstarter to help publish the next 3 books in his comic series. ABOUT SIDEKICKS In a world where Super-Heroes are celebrities, egos rampage out of control. Five of Chicago’s most dependable Sidekicks are … Continue reading

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Unstoppable

I’ve mentioned once or twice that I don’t like perfect characters.  I love flaws in my characters and I love flaws in other characters.  It makes them more realistic and the reader can relate to them more.  Still, I do … Continue reading

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