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Teaser Tuesday: Verbal Sparring #vampires #fantasy

Posted on May 21, 2019 by

I have to admit that I’m running out of juicy and non-spoiler excerpts from War of Nytefall: Rivalry.  Feel free to pick up a copy if you’re enjoying these.  This one with some fun verbal sparring.  I think I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Writing Empathy as a Power or Ability

Posted on May 15, 2019 by

Mary L. Schmidt asked a few months ago about writing a post about empathy or intuitiveness towards emotions.  Now, I’ve thought a lot about this and I think this is something we should look at for every character.  Sure, you … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Fanged Words of Wisdom #vampires #fantasy

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

Here’s another excerpt from War of Nytefall: Rivalry.  It’s a very low key scene, but it involves Decker who doesn’t get a lot of page time.  I feel bad that I don’t use him as much as I want.  He was … Continue reading →

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Oracles, Seers, Fortunetellers, and Ritualists in Fiction

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

I’ve touched on a lot of characters from War of Nytefall, but I haven’t really talked a lot about Stephanie Talon.  I gave her a post to explain her origin a little over a year ago and haven’t gone back.  One … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Viewing the Carnage #vampires #fantasy

Posted on May 7, 2019 by

Here’s another excerpt from War of Nytefall: Rivalry.  I was looking for something that would show off Titus Winthrop a bit.  He’s kind of background here, but I enjoyed writing him as the ‘little guy’ for once.  Check it out!  As … Continue reading →

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The Spymaster a.k.a. Why Intel is Important Even to Fictional Armies

Posted on May 6, 2019 by

In the War of Nytefall series, Kai Stavros is the acting spymaster working under Xavier Tempest.  His job is to gather information on enemies, handle assassinations, and report on potential dangers to his master.  Kai isn’t much of an infiltrator in … Continue reading →

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The Windemere Zodiac Signs

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

Long ago, I was in college and had free time on the weekend.  The weather had me inside and I wasn’t being very social.  I don’t remember why.  So, I tinkered with my newly created world called Windemere.  For some … Continue reading →

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