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Goal Post: Week of Turkey and New Computer

I didn’t get as much writing done this week as I had hoped.  Have only myself to blame since I only got 1.75 chapters of Darwin & the Demon Game edited.  I thought I would have more time during the week, so … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t You Eat Monsters?

This seems like a good week for this topic.  After watching the first season of ‘Delicious in Dungeon’, I started wondering why monsters aren’t eaten more often.  Nobody in any of these worlds thought of making griffin wings or selkie … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Basic Skills of Characters

Since basic skills can change from person to person, I figure I’ll open the floor.  Got my hands full today as well.  Keep in mind that I’m talking about the skills authors and readers don’t think about.  We take them … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: My Imagination Addiction

(Damn . . . This one hurts even more now.) I sit and yearn For my younger years Not a day went by When creation Escaped my grasp   Heroes were born Artifacts were forged Waiting for villains To emerge … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Utilizing Basic Skills That Might Not Be Basic

This list isn’t going to work for every author, reader, or story.  Going to try to be as general as possible, but we’ll see how it goes. If you want to remove a basic skill from a character halfway through … Continue reading →

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Skills We Take for Granted

This stems from something decades ago.  When making some 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons characters with players, one was asking why his barbarian wasn’t allowed to start with reading and writing.  He had to use points to give himself these … Continue reading →

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The Over-the-Top Rebellious Teenager

So, this is the other character type I was thinking of last time I re-watched ‘Great Teacher Onizuka’.  Now, the story is that Onizuka is a former motorcycle gang member who is determined to be a teacher.  He gets a … Continue reading →

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The Reformed Punk Character

This could be seen as an off-shoot of ‘reformed villain’ doing a redemption arc, but it’s kind of different.  The delinquent, punk part of the character is in the past and not something that is shown to the audience.  They … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Things Happened And Now I’m Here

This week was crazier than expected and I’m not counting the election results in that statement.  Not going to get into that chaos . . . Again.  Anyway, I’ll try to recap a week where nothing writing-wise got done. Look, … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: What If You Can’t Publish?

Let me clarify.  It isn’t if you don’t want to publish.  These questions deal with situations where you aren’t able to publish.  Maybe you can’t afford cover art or lack the time to properly edit.  Maybe you don’t have the … Continue reading →

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