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Questions 3: The Unexpected Favorite

I’m getting some mileage out of these sketches.  Now I’m going to be trying to connect the Questions 3 to whatever I do for the Tuesday post.  Not easy for the first one that told the origin of The Mercenary Prince. … Continue reading →

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Post Revisited: Cinematic Pet Peeves

This post originally went live on October 7th, 2013. My friend, John W. Howell, is a funny man and made a post today about what not to do when on a movie date.  I got to thinking about my movie … Continue reading →

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The Origin of The Mercenary Prince

Teaser Tuesday is on a break for now while I drop some background info on The Mercenary Prince.  First, a preview of the cover: Back at the beginning, Legends of Windemere was only 12 books long.  Then came Book 14, which … Continue reading →

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Post Revisited: What Do You Want in Female Characters?

This post went live on July 18th, 2013.  It created a fun conversation.  Hope to have another, but let’s be civil.  Also I’m not sure what the original pictures were.  They seem to have disappeared from the original. One of … Continue reading →

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Stepping Back Into the Unknown

This is going up late because I won’t be around tomorrow until the night and I might have a special post in the morning.  Not that I have much to say.  People saw the ‘I got nothing’ post . . … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Let’s Go Sci-Fi!

I’ve been watching ‘Eureka’ in my downtime, which is whenever the kid isn’t home.  It’s a fun show and had me thinking about Science Fiction.  For some reason, this is the genre that fantasy gets put either alongside or under … 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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Teaser Tuesday: Running Through Visindor

While I don’t know when The Mercenary Prince will debut, I can pull a few small excerpts.  This is part of the intro and shouldn’t reveal more than Delvin’s mindset.  He has a ‘Nyx’ moment.

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Post Revisited: So You Want to Write Fantasy (A Pessimistic Approach?)

This is a post that originally went live on July 22nd, 2013.  I’m putting it here because I’m tired and want to save other ideas for December.  Might make it a whole week of Retros to recover from the weekend.  … Continue reading →

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Growing a Character? Add water, sunlight, & the nearest sugary confection

I have to be honest about this post.  I’m not sure what I originally meant by ‘Growing a Character’ when I saw it on the list of topics.  Somebody probably suggested it and I thought the note would be enough.  … Continue reading →

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