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Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies for the Kindle! Review Quotes!

So ends the month long blog tour of Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies.  It was an interesting ride at $2.99 with higher royalties with fewer sales.  I didn’t break 1,000 sales like the previous books.  I bounced around … Continue reading

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A Fun Fantasy Series to Break In Your New Kindle

Did you get a Kindle for Christmas? If so then I’m betting you’re chomping at the bit to start filling it with books.  One of the greatest things about owning a Kindle is that it opens the door to many … Continue reading

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Do You Have Hidden Themes in Your Stories?

One of the things I noticed when preparing Allure of the Gypsies for publishing that there was a theme.  It wasn’t intentional.  In fact, I realized each of the main characters had their own theme.  At least so far because … Continue reading

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The MacGuffin: Apparently It’s Not a Breakfast Pastry

I’ll admit that I never really knew what a MacGuffin was.  I’d heard the term, but always managed to stay in the conversation without revealing my ignorance.  Honestly, I kept thinking of food and puffins whenever I heard the term.  … Continue reading

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Brief History of the Callindors

Ever since the first book of Legends of Windemere, the Callindor name has been mentioned as legendary.  Unfortunately, readers have only had Luke to go by on the prowess of the family, which isn’t the greatest advertisement.  So, this is … Continue reading

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The Callindor Name

I may have mentioned parts of this story and the entire thing in earlier posts.  Since the Callindor family is appearing Allure of the Gypsies, I’m going to share the story of how they came about.  At least, how the … Continue reading

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Introducing the New Guy

A risk of writing a series is that the story and characters can become stale if it goes on for too long.  One of the ways to combat this is the introduction of new characters throughout the series.  This can … Continue reading

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Villains Going Hero

It’s rather common for a villain to go hero during a series.  Sabretooth has been a member of the X-Men and X-Factor.  He even teamed up with Wolverine at the end of the Origins: Wolverine movie.  Let’s not forget Darth … Continue reading

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It’s Time for Another ‘Volunteer Post’

I know people are probably getting tired of this since I might have already gathered as many forces as I can.  Doesn’t hurt to keep asking though.  Need this debut to be big since it’ll be a December release and … Continue reading

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The Shape Changing Author

First, I put the above clip in because I feel bad that I forgot to mention Mystique on Wednesday.  Totally slipped my mind, which is shameful.  How can anyone forget a naked blue woman who’s also a redhead?  If that’s … Continue reading

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