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Questions 3: The Common Man Among Superhumans

The topic works off the idea that Delvin is a normal warrior among a group of superhumans.  You see it very often, but the characters in this role don’t typically rise beyond sidekick or fodder.  Rarely do they become a full-fledged hero … Continue reading

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Post Revisited- If you have Magic Healers, why are there still diseases?

This was posted on August 19th, 2014 and was part of a ‘series’ where people asked questions about Windemere.  Not the characters, but the world itself.  This was fun because not everything can be tossed into the books without an … Continue reading

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Post Revisited- Zombies: Not Always the Same Flavor

Odd that a lot of the top posts that aren’t reblogs or promos come from summer and October.  This one went live on October 23rd, 2013. I’m not a big zombie fan.  Seriously, I’ve seen some Walking Dead and own … Continue reading

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Life and Times of Ichabod Jones (A Poem)

I stumbled onto this poem and was surprised to find that I never posted it.  For those that don’t know or remember, Ichabod Jones became Ichabod Brooks.  This stems from his original incarnation.  The title make work if I ever … Continue reading

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Questions 3: The Unexpected Favorite

I’m getting some mileage out of these sketches.  Now I’m going to be trying to connect the Questions 3 to whatever I do for the Tuesday post.  Not easy for the first one that told the origin of The Mercenary Prince. … Continue reading

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Guest Post by Sally Ember: Skills I Don’t Have

Skills I Don’t Have by Sally Ember, Ed.D. Thanks to author and blogger, Charles Yallowitz, who was my guest on Episode 9 of *CHANGES* conversations between authors and is in my Guest Bloggers’ Hall of Fame, for inviting me to … Continue reading

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Post Revisited: What Do You Want in Female Characters?

This post went live on July 18th, 2013.  It created a fun conversation.  Hope to have another, but let’s be civil.  Also I’m not sure what the original pictures were.  They seem to have disappeared from the original. One of … Continue reading

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Questions 3: Let’s Go Sci-Fi!

I’ve been watching ‘Eureka’ in my downtime, which is whenever the kid isn’t home.  It’s a fun show and had me thinking about Science Fiction.  For some reason, this is the genre that fantasy gets put either alongside or under … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Running Through Visindor

While I don’t know when The Mercenary Prince will debut, I can pull a few small excerpts.  This is part of the intro and shouldn’t reveal more than Delvin’s mindset.  He has a ‘Nyx’ moment.

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Post Revisited: So You Want to Write Fantasy (A Pessimistic Approach?)

This is a post that originally went live on July 22nd, 2013.  I’m putting it here because I’m tired and want to save other ideas for December.  Might make it a whole week of Retros to recover from the weekend.  … Continue reading

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