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Teaser Tuesday: Fighting the Unseen

So, I’m going to do one last teaser for Quest of the Brokenhearted since it’s at the new price.  Picked part of one of my favorite battles.  Hope everyone has enjoyed the glimpses into Kira Grasdon’s big adventure and grabbed a … Continue reading

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Princess Cyrena: The Altered Harpy

Princess Cyrena is the wife of the Shadow Earl and the caretaker of Rayne.  In fact, it’s stated that she was transformed from a regular harpy to one that is more humanoid and civil.  Even stranger, she has a facial … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Freybug (Last Day to Get ‘Quest of the Brokenhearted’ for #99cents) #fantasy

This is the last official day of the 99 cent sale for Quest of the Brokenhearted!  First thing tomorrow morning, I’m ‘republishing’ to have the price go up to the usual $2.99.  So, this is the time to grab this book … Continue reading

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Chapter Title Bonanza! Bedlam & Ichabod!

This is going to be a few testing spots.  Next summer I will hopefully be publishing the 3rd installment of the Bedlam series.  Feel free to check out Crossing Bedlam and Chasing Bedlam since each one is 99 cents.  The chapter titles … Continue reading

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Monsters on Monsters in Fiction

Ogre-  Do we have any of the monsters above in this chat room? Vampire-  I’m here, but I’m the romantic kind. Werewolf-  Same. Dragon-  That would be a no then.  This is exactly the problem I was talking about last … Continue reading

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Carla’s Catering: Non-Human Customers Only

Welcome and don’t mind the mess.  We just finished getting an order out for a goblin prom, so there are plucked feathers everywhere.  Chickens?  No, it was all ratites like ostrichs, emus, and one really psychotic kiwi.  You don’t want … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: The Paura Rider #fantasy #99cents

Quest of the Brokenhearted is still 99 cents for a few weeks.  *hint hint wink wink*  I want to bring out this excerpt because of the monster involved.  The Paura Riders were something I designed in high school, so it’s … Continue reading

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When Your Characters are Monsters

In most stories, monsters are nothing more than deadly obstacles that have to be overcome to continue on.  They typically don’t have lines, much in the way of personality, or a very long lifespan.  Monsters earn attention by how deadly … Continue reading

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Designing the Champions of Lacarsis

Quest of the Brokenhearted has a lot of action because it involves a tournament to the death.  Now, a tournament wouldn’t really be that interesting without its competitors, but I couldn’t have Kira battle mortals in a city of monsters.  I … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Rayne of Lacarsis #fantasy

This is a longer section that I intended, but the introduction of Rayne didn’t have any decent cut off points.  You get a sense of how this character is going to start though.  She plays an important role in the … Continue reading

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