Tag Archives: fantasy

Time to Populate the Dungeon . . . On a Budget

Dungeon Master–  Time to get my lair ready.  What do we have on the list? Contractor– You wanted to order some monsters.  Got the list right here. DM– Excellent. Let’s start with the entrance. Contractor– I have some gargoyles on … Continue reading

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Need a Monster? Make an Animal Gigantic

One of the most common ways to come up with a monster is to simply go large.  These are traditionally called ‘dire’ beasts, which simply means these are animals that are bigger than normal.  They also tend to be more … Continue reading

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The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks Paperback and eBook Available!

The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks is a fun, popular, and interesting addition to my library.  It stands as the only short story collection I’ve written, but the odd thing is that middle adjective.  People really enjoy Ichabod’s adventures.  … Continue reading

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Writing an Invasion Storyline

My son and I are watching a series called ‘Black Clover’.  It involves magic and the story arcs have been rather simple.  That is until the underlying story hit the gas and an invasion of the kingdom happened.  One bigger … Continue reading

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War of Nytefall Paperbacks and eBooks Available!

For anyone new to the site, this was my second series.  War of Nytefall involved the unique vampires of Windemere, which are called Dawn Fangs.  An accident caused Clyde to turn from a normal vampire to a sun-immune, incredibly strong, functional … Continue reading

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#3 of 2022: Writing Nobility Tips

(This post originally went live on March 4th, 2022.) As a fantasy author, I have to consider the layers of society.  Nobles are the clearest division because they are composed of the kings, queens, princes, princesses, and other titled folks.  … Continue reading

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What Some Jobs Bring to an Adventure

After talking about how pre-adventuring jobs can add useful skills to an adventurer, I should probably give some examples.  The challenge is that I haven’t held these jobs, so I can easily miss a few things.  In fact, I’m working … Continue reading

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Adventurers with Mundane Jobs

There is a trend in fantasy and adventure stories that I didn’t really notice until recently.  I don’t even know what triggered this thought.  Many adventurers start out in a simple, mundane job.  This is mundane when compared to battling … Continue reading

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Quest of the Brokenhearted on Paperback and eBook!

It was fun writing this off-shoot of Legends of Windemere.  Kira Grasdon became one of my favorite characters to write.  Giving her a solo adventure was always on the list and making it a loose homage to Castlevania helped lock in … Continue reading

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Legends of Windemere Paperbacks and eBooks Available!

For this month, I’m going to use Tuesdays to do a promo for the paperbacks.  There are still eBooks though.  Fingers crossed that I get a few sales of both during the start of this year. First up, we have Legends … Continue reading

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