Tag Archives: fiction

Volunteers and Chapter Titles for Bedlam

So I’ve been editing Crossing Bedlam and figure now is a good time to do a few things like get volunteers for the ‘Book is Live’ posts.  Funny thing about that.  Some people responded to a request in the email for The … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Wanna Be a Dawn Fang?

We’ll see how this goes since it requires a little more explanation.  All Dawn Fangs possess 3 unique powers instead of the same handful of abilities that the Old World Vampires have in Windemere.  Think of them like mutants from … Continue reading →

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Bad Bloods by Shannon A. Thompson Cover Reveal! #sneakpeek #ya #asmsg

  . . . . . . . . . . Bad Bloods in 35 words or less: 17-year-old Serena is the only bad blood to escape execution. Now symbolized for an election, she must prove her people are human … Continue reading →

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Ask-A-Character: Delvin Cunningham the Mercenary Prince

I know these posts don’t have a good track record, but I’m still recovering after the kid’s break and am gearing up to dive back into writing.  Though given how the week went, I’m probably editing right now.  So I’m … Continue reading →

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I’m Looking to the Future, but The Windows Are Foggy: Goals for 2016

I usually start this with a music video, but I’ll put that at the end.  Going to start with an update on Legends of Windemere: The Mercenary Prince: Uh, it’s staying small . . . Is WordPress trying to make me … Continue reading →

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Dawn Fangs: Civilized Monsters of Blood and Death

I’ve gone into the Dawn Fangs here before.  Here are the major physical and origin points: Born from the Great Cataclysm, they are vampires that are still alive.  Pulse, create enough blood to avoid a coma, and fangs are there. … Continue reading →

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Scholar Flies

They emerged Upon the start of all Born from the corpse Of a timeless void Murdered By the opening of history Called the Scholar Flies They form the greatest swarm Releasing a thunderous hum As if they are pondering All … Continue reading →

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The Mercenary Life in Windemere

Typically, the Mercenaries found in fantasy worlds are bands of warriors who simply hire themselves out for money.  Unscrupulous, immoral at times, and downright ill-mannered in their depiction.  Many times they act as a secondary danger or henchmen, which makes … Continue reading →

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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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