Tag Archives: villains

Action and Knowing Your Character

I’ve talked about writing action scenes before and people still ask for some tips.  Today I’m going to give a few that center on knowing your character.  Some might be repeats from other posts, but it doesn’t hurt to hear … Continue reading

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Why Don’t You Kill the Hero?

This is a spontaneous post born from an interesting statement on a review.  The person asked why the villains don’t kill the heroes or why I explain the reason for such an action.  You know what?  I’m betting we all … Continue reading

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Nameless Finale and A Fresh Book

So I’m staring at these empty pages in the first notebook.  Though I guess you can’t call it first since I have at least 10 others that range from 2 years old to high school days.  This is the first … Continue reading

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New Website is Up, Running, and Still Evolving

My Author Site is Live! CLICK HERE As you can see by clicking above, I now have an author website.  It won’t be updated as often as the blog and we’re still working on additions.  I’m only allowed 5 pages, … Continue reading

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So You Wanna Kill a Character?

I was going to be serious and some of these suggestions will be in that category.  Yet I find myself in a silly mood, which means we’ll see what happens.  So what are some things to consider when killing off … Continue reading

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Truth Behind the Characters

While thinking about how much I reveal about myself, I began thinking the same toward my characters.  There’s an odd balance between what they show to the audience and what is kept under the surface.  The trick is to know … Continue reading

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W.I.P.- Legends of Windemere

So I have this little series that I’ve been working on and it’s recently gone passed the halfway mark.  At least for what I’ve written.  I’ve only published 6 of the 15 books (I hope as I write this in … Continue reading

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Curse of the Dark Wind Update! #fantasy #Amazon #Kindle #Top100

Was happy to see this:   Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,942 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #56 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure > Fantasy #95 in Kindle … Continue reading

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LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: CURSE OF THE DARK WIND IS LIVE!!! #fantasy #Kindle #epicfantasy #magic #dragons

Dive into the newest adventure of Luke Callindor, Nyx, Fizzle, & all their friends. LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: CURSE OF THE DARK WIND IS LIVE! What’s the Story? After their battles in Gaia and surviving the Island of Pallice, the champions … Continue reading

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Cheers for the Bad Guy?

(Pandora is really giving me some odd songs to work with here.) Cute psycho with a mallet Mouthy assassin with the body count Murderous in their debuts Casual in their sins Overshadowing the heroes With antics off the wall Yet … Continue reading

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