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Goal Post: Surviving the ‘Common’ Cold

This week didn’t go as planned.  Started by me feeling off on Monday, but thinking it was just a little cold.  By the evening, I was in bad shape and ended up having to take two days off to recover.  … Continue reading →

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Top 5 of 2024- #3 7 Tips to Writing Father and Son Relationships

This post originally went live on April 24, 2024. Being a single father, I think about the father/son relationship a lot.  Mostly because I’m always hoping I’m doing right by my own son.  This gets tougher when I see fiction … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Night of the Ghost Dance

(A fun little poem about ghosts and dancing.  Enjoy.) Starry skies are set abuzz Killing all but a lonely echo   Evil rises in moonlight dim Leaving their shadowy tomb   Ears of vapor listen for the concerti To tell … Continue reading →

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Scenario: Using Spells in a Big Battle

This scenario does give you a lot more personality leeway than the previous one.  I want to see if leaving it more flexible will be easier than making people be in a very strict role.  So, here we go again. … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Evil to the Core

Here’s a big piece The Mercenary Prince‘s prologue here.  It involves Stephen Kernaghan who is still the most evil character that I’ve ever made.  Feels like I always have to give a disclaimer that he’s a special kind of gross and … Continue reading →

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#3 of All Time- Being the Chosen One Is A Curse

This post originally went live on August 10, 2022. One of the most common tropes in fiction is the ‘Chosen One’. This is a character who is destined to go on the adventure and, many times, win.  This trope traditionally … Continue reading →

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Top 5 of 2024- #4 Curved vs Straight Blades

This post originally went live on April 17, 2024. Saying ‘versus’ isn’t correct.  Yet, I do see many people trying to claim that one type is superior to the other.  Becomes a whole ‘knight vs samurai’ thing at times.  Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Never In My Presence

(Don’t remember the exact incident that caused this poem.  It’s clearly about someone overstepping their bounds about my son.  Honestly, the final line would probably be a better poem title.) I heard you say it A curse upon my child … Continue reading →

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Scenario: Agreeing To a Difficult Situation

So, these are for people to think about and try to put themselves into a situation as someone else.  It’s fairly easy to decide on what we would do when a character runs into a problem.  Yet, we don’t always … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Wife and Man

Here’s a fun excerpt from War of Nytefall: Rivalry.  One of my favorites. “Thanks. Sorry about the late delivery,” the slender man says to the guards before urging the horses forward. Passing under the entrance to Nyte, the metal carriage earns … Continue reading →

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