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Author Life: Find Your Style and Own It!

The theme for this week is ‘Author Life’, which I’m guessing I wrote up while I was exhausting or a little buzzed.  I figure part of the challenge here is to figure out what I was talking about.  Anyway, there … Continue reading

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Top 10 What Not to do When Writing with a Toddler Around

This is the 53rd edition of What Not to Do, which is a great weekly series done by the great John W. Howell.  This week I’ve been permitted to join in the fun. This list will appear on Legends of … Continue reading

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Groggy Goals

First is a note to anyone who volunteered for the July 30th Cover Reveal by commenting and not filling out the Google Document.  PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM!  I have a lot going on this month, so I cannot guarantee … Continue reading

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Music Behind Your Lids

Choose a random song Off whatever you have at hand Finger on play You close your eyes And focus on the colored sounds An adventure in unknown lands Or visiting the past Every beat will guide you As a story … Continue reading

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The Inevitable Maw

World on the edge Teetering toward ruin With humanity dancing on the rim All aware of what lies below Yet unable to pull away Have we done this dance before? In a different life and form? Push our world to … Continue reading

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These Are Not Rules of Fantasy

A big headache for genre writing is that nearly every reader has their own set of rules about how that genre should work.  They have their favorite authors and all others get compared to those ‘elite’.  Any deviation is met … Continue reading

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Volunteers Needed: July 30th Cover Reveal for ‘The Compass Key’ (STICKY POST! NEW STUFF BELOW!)

This post is going to sit here for most of July and the title will tell you why.  I’m still aiming for an August 1st debut of Legends of Windemere: The Compass Key, so it’s not too early to get … Continue reading

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Heart Storm

Stabs in the chest Like something seeks release A beast of wind That tears and rages at your seams Fed by pain Inescapable by those who live Creature wants to rule Conquering the tattered husk of you Not caring about … Continue reading

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In The Land of Kalavahm

Stepping off the amber path That led me through the darkest souls I have come to where it rests The land of Kalavahm Country bathed in emerald clouds Where all lost pieces land Setting off on a well worn path … Continue reading

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*Insert World Cup Goal Reference*

The toddler is home Monday and Friday, so I don’t plan on leaping into any big projects or adventures.  As it stands, I probably won’t be starting that big editing run until August when Book 5 is out.  That is … Continue reading

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