Tag Archives: monsters

Teaser Tuesday: Battling the Unseen

Here’s part of one of my favorite battles in Quest of the Brokenhearted.  Coming up with fun and unique fights for Kira Grasdon was a challenge.  Thankfully, monsters have a lot of versatility if you don’t stick to the traditionals.

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Poetry Day: Lonely Lyrox

(Another simple one.  Just conjured a creature in my mind and wrote about it.) A whimpering From beneath our feet Nearly audible Amidst the city static A sign that something lives In the subway depths A portly form With matted … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at War of Nytefall: Savagery

There were two versions of Savagery when I was outlining.  One had the big villain showing up once per book before it being 18-19 chapters of brutal battling.  The other was what I used instead, which turned into a deviation from Clyde’s … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Chasing Bedlam’

Chasing Bedlam was a fun sequel that I started working on as soon as I finished Crossing Bedlam.  I wanted to up the action, sexiness (without adding sex scenes), and push the characters to new heights.  Still not sure how that went … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Crossing Bedlam’

This was my first big foray into a non-fantasy genre.  I’d dabbled in a few others, but this was the one I published.  Crossing Bedlam was originally going to be a one-shot until I came up with other ideas that could work … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Quest of the Brokenhearted’

The inspiration for Quest of the Brokenhearted was ‘Castlevania’.  I loved the games where you played as a Belmont or Alucard to get through a castle full of monsters.  Your goal was to defeat Count Dracula.  For a long time, … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Ritual of the Lost Lamb’

This book had so many title changes that it was ridiculous.  I don’t even know how I ended up on Ritual of the Lost Lamb.  The strangest part is that there wasn’t a ritual until after I wrote the title.  It … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘The Spirit Well’

This book finished the champion power center arc of Legends of Windemere.  It was a tough one to write too because I needed closure and setting up the final arc.  Those types of books always make my head spin, which leads … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Charms of the Feykin’

Here we are at the other half of the split team story.  Charms of the Feykin doesn’t really follow Delvin, Sari, and Fizzle alone.  They got a few scenes in the previous volume to create suspense about their adventure.  This starts … Continue reading →

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The Reality In Myths

It’s fairly well-known that many, if not most, creatures of mythology are born from a real animal or event.  For example, the concept of mermaids could have come from sailors seeing manatees or sealions.  Supposedly, Christopher Columbus saw ‘mermaids’ and … Continue reading →

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