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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Beginning of a Hero’

Welcome to my attempt to improve my Tuesday posts.  I’m going to look back at each of my books and end with a Questions 3 finale.  Best place to start is with Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero.  This was … Continue reading →

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Different Ways to Heal in Fiction

Healing characters in fiction is always a challenge.  You don’t want to make it too easy or you lose tension.  Too hard and there’s no point in having the option.  The methods are a challenge as well because you have … Continue reading →

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Some of the Types of Power Catalysts

I’m going to say ‘some’ because I’m sure I’ll have missed something.  There are so many methods of triggering powers or magic.  Probably a bunch that haven’t been invented yet.  So, let’s dive into the list. Magical Ingredients/Gestures/Words I’m going … Continue reading →

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What Is a Power Catalyst?

Fiction that incorporates magic and powers tend to use a ‘power catalyst’.  This is something that is needed to trigger an ability.  I’ll go into the categories on Wednesday, so today is just an overview.  Mostly because I keep thinking … Continue reading →

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‘Do I Need to Use a Dragon?’ Available on Amazon!

This was the big and only release of last year.  Do I Need to Use a Dragon? was a challenge in that it wasn’t really fiction.  It was all about me trying to write a ‘how to’ book, which several people … Continue reading →

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The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks Available on Amazon!

The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks is a fun, popular, and interesting addition to my library.  It stands as the only short story collection I’ve written, but the odd thing is that middle adjective.  People really enjoy Ichabod’s adventures.  … Continue reading →

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War of Nytefall Available on Amazon!

As many know, this was my second series.  War of Nytefall involved the unique vampires of Windemere, which are called Dawn Fangs.  An accident caused Clyde to turn from a normal vampire to a sun-immune, incredibly strong, functional heart Dawn … Continue reading →

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Legends of Windemere Series & Quest of the Brokenhearted Available on Amazon!

For this month, I’m going to use Tuesdays to do a promo for the paperbacks.  There are still eBooks though.  Fingers crossed that I get a few sales of both during the start of this year. First up, we have … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Origins: Ichabod Brooks

Would you believe he first appeared on this blog in April of 2013?  Well he did and here’s the post. Originally Ichabod Jones, he started as a name that I couldn’t get out of my head.  I decided to peek down … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Origins: Baron Arthuru Kernaghan

(Realized I never did an early origin post for the Baron.  It was just this one right before I released the final volume.  Looking it over, I don’t think I would have changed anything.  There was the temptation to have … Continue reading →

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