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Questions 3: Put on Your Hero Pants!

Pretty sure the title explains it all.  The questions today deal with being a hero, a protagonist, a good (ish) guy, the one that people are supposed to root for, etc.  If you want to connect it to the world … Continue reading

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Death’s Revolving Door Depot

Welcome to Death’s Revolving Door Depot where we have all of your character death needs.  We carry everything from permanent death packages to temporary death packages to our ‘I Swear This Will Stick’ package.  A few companies that wish to … Continue reading

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We Want Flawed Heroes! Except for the types that we don’t want

I may have touched on this before, but I’m not sure if it was a post or comments.  I’ve been pondering the flaws in heroes and people’s reactions to this.  Not just the reactions, but the demand for heroes to … Continue reading

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#Fantasy Heroes & #Superheroes: All In the Setting and Goals

(This comes from a March question that took me a while to think about.  Sorry for the delay.) It took me a while to find a good picture for this post and that search also lead me to a realization. … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Facing A Monster

This is an excerpt from Curse of the Dark Wind.  Tried to find a good Nyx/Sari scene, but those seem to be spoiler heavy or lengthy with no good severing point.  As usual, there might be a spoiler or two … Continue reading

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Do You Have a Guilty Pleasure Read?

With Ichabod Brooks & the City of Beasts out, I’ve been thinking a little about the books and characters I enjoy.  Mostly, the ones that tend to be over the top and would probably be seen as guilty pleasures.  Now, … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Trouble with Trolls

Due to Ichabod Brooks & the City of Beasts (99 cents on Amazon!) being only 27 pages, I can’t really use any more teasers for it.  So, I’m going back to when things were easier and happier for my novel … Continue reading

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When a New Hero Joins the Establishment

I posted about debuting characters and introducing new ones to the group.  Various tips and information and jokes.  So I might repeat myself a bit here.  For that I apologize, but I do think I might have missed something.  Now, … Continue reading

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Spreading Out Debuts

One of the toughest things about an ensemble cast adventure is having the various heroes and villains debut.  You want each one to make an impact, but you also want the story to move at a decent pace.  Stretching the … Continue reading

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Warriors of Windemere

It’s been a long time since I did a post on Windemere information.  I revealed a lot early on and I’ve only had to talk about a few new locations.  This time I thought I’d write a little on the … Continue reading

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