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Revisited: Unlimited Ammo and One-Handed Greatswords?

Originally posted on July 10th, 2013 . . . It seems this was my first big theme that carried for a while.  I’ve become a lot more lax about this topic, but not with my own writing.  Keep needing to … Continue reading

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Revisit: Because Good is Dumb

Posted on March 25, 2013, I do have more to say on this.  Now, the topic is how my heroes are unaware of what the villains are doing.  I’m sure it was meant as an insult now, but I do … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Return to the Tribe

This is a short excerpt from Tribe of the Snow Tiger.  There really isn’t much to say about it since it’s all exposition.  I was trying to create a specific mood of turmoil since the heroes were walking into a dangerous … Continue reading

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Revisit: Religion . . . in Fantasy

Originally posted on March 6, 2013 . . . Well, it was definitely something.  A true precursor to when I started to real story-crafting posts.  Looking at how I was posting multiple times a day with poems, random stuff, book … Continue reading

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Happy Gary Gygax Day

So, who is Gary Gygax?  He is the man who helped to create ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and tends to be the main name associated with it.  This game was clearly based on Tolkien’s work, but Gygax allowed people to live … Continue reading

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Revisit- The Critic: Ally and Nemesis of the Artist

This was first posted on February 6, 2013 and it’s pretty clear.  A critic can be seen as helpful and harmful.  I think my opinion has changes slightly in that I’m much more cautious about listening.  This is more with … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Begrudging Allies

This is a fun scene from Beginning of a Hero and one that I remember changing a lot during the editing process.  Every time I altered my plan for Kira, I had to come back to this scene and change the … Continue reading

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Revisit: Windemere: The Silent Character

Published on January 13, 2013, this feels like another post where things that now feel obvious just dawn on me.  I would eventually go on to talk a few times about the setting being as much of a character as … Continue reading

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Revisit: Runaway Characters

First posted on January 9, 2013, I like how it was creating goblin society and dryad breeding practices that stirred this topic.  Not Kira Grasdon constantly forcing me to reevaluate her path or Queen Trinity shifting further away from true … Continue reading

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Revisit: Crushers of Souls and Puppies

This went live on January 2, 2013 and it comes off as fairly naive.  I seem so simplistic in my view on villains and what makes one good.  Not sure why I lacked any nuance, especially since I had to … Continue reading

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