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What Do You Think About Honor?

Luke Callindor–  Not really sure what I’m reading here.  Some of these things make sense, but . . . What does it mean by ‘Arts are the food of the chivalrous?’ Nyx–  I think it means to enjoy the arts. … Continue reading →

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7 Signs You Might Be a Channeler

For those of you who don’t know, a channeler is a special kind of magic user found in Windemere.  They absorb the ambient magic and use it, along with their own, to cast powerful spells.  So, how do you know … Continue reading →

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Legends of Windemere and Crossing Bedlam: My Two Worlds

First, click on the covers for to go to the Amazon pages.  Promo done?  Good. With Crossing Bedlam out and Legends of Windemere beyond the halfway mark, I’m left thinking about the two in comparison.  Not an easy thing to think about since … Continue reading →

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Author’s Monkey Mind

A long exhausting day Where the mind wanders Distractions yanking it  away So progress takes a hit Just like the friggin’ phone Mourning lost time The author crawls into the cot Pillow stealing muscles’ strength Blanket tickling at his nose … Continue reading →

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Guest Post by Sally Ember: Skills I Don’t Have

Skills I Don’t Have by Sally Ember, Ed.D. Thanks to author and blogger, Charles Yallowitz, who was my guest on Episode 9 of *CHANGES* conversations between authors and is in my Guest Bloggers’ Hall of Fame, for inviting me to … Continue reading →

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Post Revisited: Success is in the Eye of the Beholder

This post originally went live on June 12th, 2013. More of a ‘keep going!’ battle cry than an actual point, but I wonder what people think of some of the old standards that got brought up. So, I’ve gotten into … Continue reading →

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New Release: Death before Daylight by Shannon A. Thompson

The time has come for The Timely Death Trilogy to come to an end. Two eternities. One ending. “Harmony would only come with destruction.” The moment Eric and Jessica are reunited, they are torn apart. After the appearance of a … Continue reading →

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Seconds Before Sunrise by Shannon A. Thompson is Live!

Seconds Before Sunrise Release Day! Don’t you just hate it when you have to wait years between books in a series to release? Well, you don’t have to worry about that this time around. The Timely Death Trilogy is releasing … Continue reading →

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Switching Focus from Story to Character

(The image has nothing to do with this.  After 20 minutes of searching, I picked a random thing in the Yahoo image search that made me smirk.) I’m not sure where the change happened with Legends of Windemere.  Not with … Continue reading →

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Character Origins: Yola Biggs the Goddess of Chaos

It’s only right that I talk about Yola Biggs before Merchant of Nevra Coil is released next month.  She causes everything that happens and gets a good evolution as well as revealing more about the world of the gods.  So … Continue reading →

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