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Teaser Tuesday: Sheep, Gnomes, & Mischief

A blast from Beginning of a Hero here.  It’s weird going back to the first 3 books, which were written way before the others.  The style is visibly different at times, but I can’t tell if I improvement, weakened, or … Continue reading

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Cover Art Teaser: A Taste of Nevra Coil

Part of the cover art sketch I just received.  Right now, I’m looking at turning that exile weekend into the one that debuts The Merchant of Nevra Coil.  It all depends on getting the final pieces together in time. Remember … Continue reading

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Technology in Windemere: Blossoming on the Edge of Society

The titular Nevra Coil is a flying city of the gnomes that is the highest tech that has been introduced to the Windemere series.  It reveals that the world is changing and not entirely a medieval setting.  Well it is, … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Goddess on a Rampage

For today, I have part of the opening scene for Merchant of Nevra Coil.  What exactly is Yola going on about?  Nobody really knows, but they should probably take cover until it blows over.  Unless she decides to flip the … Continue reading

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Curse of the Dark Wind Update! #fantasy #Amazon #Kindle #Top100

Was happy to see this:   Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,942 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #56 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure > Fantasy #95 in Kindle … Continue reading

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LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: CURSE OF THE DARK WIND IS LIVE!!! #fantasy #Kindle #epicfantasy #magic #dragons

Dive into the newest adventure of Luke Callindor, Nyx, Fizzle, & all their friends. LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: CURSE OF THE DARK WIND IS LIVE! What’s the Story? After their battles in Gaia and surviving the Island of Pallice, the champions … Continue reading

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Nonhumans in Windemere

For all my talk about nonhuman characters, I really am lacking in putting them in a main character role.  The slideshow has everyone that is a nonhuman hero.  I could count Timoran Wrath since barbarians are an odd off-shoot of … Continue reading

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So, You’re Going to Use Non-Humans?

You see a lot of interesting races in fiction, so here’s a list of things to keep in mind when populating your world/universe with fictional creatures.  Totally serious.  Ignore the grin . . . okay, maybe most of these are … Continue reading

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House of Pointy Ears

Welcome to . . . have we met before?  You look familiar.  Must have one of those faces or I’ve been sniffing too much pixie dust.  Anyway, Welcome to House of Pointy Ears.  We like to call ourselves H.O.P.E. even … Continue reading

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What Do You Think About Non-Human Characters?

One of the biggest parts of fantasy and science fiction are the non-human races.  For some reason, fantasy gets hit pretty badly because people who read a lot of the genre get tired of the ‘cliche’ races.  Elves, dwarves, halflings, … Continue reading

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