Tag Archives: mentors

Revisiting Origins: Selenia Hamilton

Selenia Hamilton was another game character created by the gamemaster.  I don’t really remember how often she showed up, but it usually involved Luke causing some trouble.  She never got to show off her prowess in the game or do … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Writing Teachers in Fiction

We did students on Wednesday, so let’s look at teachers.  Getting right into it since there’s not much more of a set up. The teacher doesn’t have to be an alcoholic, druggie, hermit, or any other type of troubled character.  … Continue reading

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Happy Father’s Day

This was actually harder to do than I realized.  I think I realize this every year.  I have to specifically put in ‘funny mothers day memes’ to get anything that isn’t serious and even the funny ones are still rather … Continue reading

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Mentors of the Champions: Forgers of Heroes

I don’t know if I’ve ever written a post about mentors in the Legends of Windemere series.  I’ve talked about the mentor characters on their own and how they influence the heroes.  For example, Selenia Hamilton has been getting brought up a … Continue reading

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Author Life: Influences from Every Corner

It’s hard, if not impossible, to delve into the life of an author without touching on the thing that sets them off.  You have your imagination or a real life tale to tell, but something triggers your desire to write … Continue reading

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School Time in a Story

A common stage of a hero’s journey is training.  Sometimes this is on the road experience in a ‘hard knocks’ type of thing.  Other times they get some training beforehand, which works for late teen/early twenty characters that are heading … Continue reading

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