Tag Archives: fantasy

Bludgeoning Time!

Typically, there are three styles of melee weapons.  You have slashing where you swing and cut like edged swords and axes.  Then there is piercing/stabbing, which include your non-edged swords and spears. Finally, you have the third one that doesn’t … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: The Princess General!

Can’t do a bunch of teasers and leave out Lost from War of Nytefall.  This excerpt comes from Eradication, which you can get as a $2.99 eBook or a $12.00 paperback.  This specific scene really shows how much chaos Lost can cause even … Continue reading

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Happy ‘Tell a Fairy Tale’ Day with Sari

So, I saw it was ‘Tell a Fairy Tale Day’ and wanted to do something.  My first thought was to do a bunch of memes.  I was also going to maybe promote an old experiment of mine called The Hopeteller.  That … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Collison of Monsters

Let’s jump to War of Nytefall: Savagery where Clyde met a monster that could toss him around.  This was a story that I was building up to without much in the way of foreshadowing.  I knew I needed one volume where … Continue reading

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Origins of Monsters

Creating monsters for a fantasy world can be done in a variety of ways.  None of them are better than the others, so the author can use the one that suits them best.  It doesn’t even have to be one … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Creating Monsters

Let’s be clear.  There really aren’t many solid rules to monster making.  At least when it comes to fiction.  In reality, you have to struggle with the ethics of creating a monster and hope it doesn’t kill you when it … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: A Race of Survivors

This teaser comes from Legends of Windemere: Path of the Traitors.  I really liked writing this book because it allowed me to focus on several secondary characters.  This book also helped get a bunch of non-champion characters in position for the … Continue reading

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Is It Easy to Write Monsters?

Fairly certain that I’ve tackled this topic before.  I felt like doing it again because the question still comes up.  Since fantasy authors are known for having strange creatures in their stories, people wonder how they design them.  Is there … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Sari’s Psyche

Going to revive a some old teasers to draw attention back to the series.  Maybe a few eBooks or paperbacks will sell.  Here we have a fun one from Legends of Windemere, which will probably take up a bulk of the … Continue reading

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Questions 3: Making Your School of Magic

Figure I’ll use today to let people have some fun with Wednesday’s topic.  This doesn’t even have to be solely for fantasy authors.  Not that I know a lot of those, but I’ve found that many people don’t even try.  … Continue reading

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