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Roland Gauntlier and Hyde: Allies of Kira Grasdon

There might not be as much to say about these two as I’d hoped, which might be apparent since I put them together.  Both of them were added to Quest of the Brokenhearted once I decided to make it focus entirely … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Freybug (Last Day to Get ‘Quest of the Brokenhearted’ for #99cents) #fantasy

This is the last official day of the 99 cent sale for Quest of the Brokenhearted!  First thing tomorrow morning, I’m ‘republishing’ to have the price go up to the usual $2.99.  So, this is the time to grab this book … Continue reading

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Rayne: Raised Among the Monsters

I really haven’t gone into any of the supporting cast of Quest of the Brokenhearted, so now feels like the time.  There really wasn’t much outside of the champions, Kira Grasdon, and the Shadow Earl.  A few characters turned up to … Continue reading

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Designing a Fighting Style for Your Character

Last year, I wrote a trio of posts that gave tips on three categories of fighting styles.  This was just a general overview of Strength, Agility/Speed, and Counters/Thinkers, which most styles can be fit into.  Of course, this is boiling … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Hyde the Gruff Gremlin #99cents #fantasy

Not much of a set up here.  This is the introduction for Hyde who is a crafting gremlin that helps Kira Grasdon out.  Enjoy!

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Turn the Wild Dial Up to 20

Quest of the Brokenhearted has a lot of battles because a major plot point is the Lacarsis tournament.  This means I had to make the action scenes a central focus of at least one scene per non-opener/closure chapter.  I couldn’t … Continue reading

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Chapter Title Bonanza! Bedlam & Ichabod!

This is going to be a few testing spots.  Next summer I will hopefully be publishing the 3rd installment of the Bedlam series.  Feel free to check out Crossing Bedlam and Chasing Bedlam since each one is 99 cents.  The chapter titles … Continue reading

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Monsters on Monsters in Fiction

Ogre-  Do we have any of the monsters above in this chat room? Vampire-  I’m here, but I’m the romantic kind. Werewolf-  Same. Dragon-  That would be a no then.  This is exactly the problem I was talking about last … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: The Paura Rider #fantasy #99cents

Quest of the Brokenhearted is still 99 cents for a few weeks.  *hint hint wink wink*  I want to bring out this excerpt because of the monster involved.  The Paura Riders were something I designed in high school, so it’s … Continue reading

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When Your Characters are Monsters

In most stories, monsters are nothing more than deadly obstacles that have to be overcome to continue on.  They typically don’t have lines, much in the way of personality, or a very long lifespan.  Monsters earn attention by how deadly … Continue reading

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