Tag Archives: fiction

Dumplings Across the Planet?

I promise to connect this to writing during this post.  First, I’m going to talk about something I mentioned on Monday.  It appears that nearly every culture has some form of dumpling.  Here I thought multiple cultures coming up with … Continue reading

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Crossing Bedlam’

This was my first big foray into a non-fantasy genre.  I’d dabbled in a few others, but this was the one I published.  Crossing Bedlam was originally going to be a one-shot until I came up with other ideas that could work … Continue reading

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Questions 3: Primordial Forces

I think the comic sums up me trying to write these posts, but I felt I had already dedicated enough brain cells to it to keep going.  Now, I’ll just hand off the end of the week to everyone else. … Continue reading

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Primordial Forces in Fiction

This topic is pretty tough to research since I kept coming across different lists of primordial forces and systems.  Maybe one can’t really stand up and say here is the definitive list.  Doesn’t help that primordial gets used a lot.  … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Using Nonverbal Communication in Your Writing

There are definitely more than 7 tips that one could give.  Nonverbal communication is essential and complicated.  So, know that this is the tip of the iceberg tip.  After all, I always stick to 7 tips and making it longer … Continue reading

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When Your Hero Hides Their Face

This week’s topic stems from months back when I kept stumbling onto short videos and articles about the ‘Halo’ TV series.  First, I had no idea there was a series based on the ‘Halo’ games.  Second, the whole thing was … Continue reading

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Path of the Traitors’

How to explain Path of the Traitors?  This entry into Legends of Windemere is the third of the added trio.  The other two helped me with Yola Biggs the Chaos Goddess and Delvin Cunningham.  This one is where Trinity the Chaos Elf Queen … Continue reading

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Fun in the Post-Apocalypse

A while back I watched an anime called ‘Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead’.  This is about Akira who is working a soul-decimating job until the zombie apocalypse starts.  The scene above is when he realizes that society’s collapse … Continue reading

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Questions 3: Emotions Grant Powers

So, we’ve talked about emotions being used in fiction.  From the ‘power of friendship’ idea to rage making people stronger, authors really do run with the concept.  We all have our own opinions on if this is good or bad … Continue reading

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The Power of Friendship!

I was thinking about emotional surges granting power and this phrase came to mind.  We are used to anger, despair, and even sadness causing characters to find inner strength.  All of the darker emotions get used for this story point.  … Continue reading

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