Tag Archives: sword & sorcery

Lacarsis the City of Evil: The Myths

Most of the action in Quest of the Brokenhearted takes place in the city of Lacarsis, which has been a slight mystery in the Windemere books.  It’s been mentioned a handful of times in other books, but only as a place … Continue reading

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New On Amazon: Quest of the Brokenhearted for #99cents #fantasy

A battered soul faces a city of monsters in Quest of the Brokenhearted! As Windemere moves forward, a broken spirit falls into the shadows. Two years have passed since Luke Callindor was lost during the champions’ battle against Baron Kernaghan. … Continue reading

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Old Characters With New Faces

While Kira Grasdon might have gone through a transformation like the hated guy above, I found that others had to change.  To connect this story to Legends of Windemere, I needed to have a few cameos.  Nothing too big considering the … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Welcome to Lacarsis

Almost forgot to put one of these up.  I wanted to give people a good look at Lacarsis, which I guess can be seen as a spoiler.  This was also my best chance to introduce Princess Cyrena.  Meant to pick … Continue reading

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Evolution of Quest of the Broken-Hearted

The biggest influence behind Quest of the Broken-Hearted was Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.  I liked the idea of an adventure taking place in a castle full of monsters that the hero is either trying to clear out or escape from.  … Continue reading

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Quest of the Broken-Hearted: Return of Kira Grasdon

So, I promised to reveal more about the story and how it connects to Legends of Windemere.  Well, here we are.  This story will give some level of closure to Kira Grasdon, which means I have to touch on a few … Continue reading

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7 Potentially Useful Tips for Spin-Offs: I Make No Promises

Even though we see so many, the spin-off is not something that should be entered into lightly.  There’s more than one story on the line and an author can break an entire world apart with a bad sequel.  So, here … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Life After Baron Kernaghan

Took me a while to figure out a worthwhile excerpt from Quest of the Brokenhearted and I decided to show a little of what Kira Grasdon has been up to.  I’m hoping I took enough to show the proper context.  The … Continue reading

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Romance Vs Action: A Tale of Two Vampires

Romance-  Was this supposed to be a conversation post? Action-  No, but this guy doesn’t have a strong opinion on why one of us, me, is better than the other. R- But he hasn’t read any vampire romances, so he’ll … Continue reading

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Vampirizing Animals: Is It Going Too Far?

This topic always come down to the system and if it’s even possible.  Most times, the vampire infection is human-only, so it makes no sense for animals to get turned.  Those that appear to be are really ghouled or under … Continue reading

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