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Poetry Day: Curse of the Immortal

(This one is rather self-explanatory.  For a long time, I’ve been fascinated by immortality and the mental/emotional impact it would have on a person.  It really does come off as a curse unless one cuts off their ability to make … Continue reading

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The Coming of Age Story

The above is probably one of the biggest examples from my generation.  ‘The Breakfast Club’ was always a big ‘coming of age’ story.  It had a group of high schoolers in detention where they got to know each other.  They … Continue reading

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Author Month: The Dreaded Advice

We all know about authors giving advice to other authors.  Some tips have been uttered by people so famous that you’d think they are unbreakable laws.  Others get tossed around so much that they’re simply empty or have multiple meanings.  … Continue reading

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Matilda’s Magical Millinery

Welcome to our magical millinery!  We have every type of hat you can imagine.  If it isn’t in stock, we’ll get it to you in a few business days.  Depends on how tired the crafting kobolds are in the back.  … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Thanksgiving Past and Present

The holiday is almost over.  I say almost because we’re doing Thanksgiving today since this is my year with my son.  It’s okay.  As long as family gets together for food.  This has always been an average holiday for me … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Using Summoned Characters

Summons can fall into two categories.  One is filled with beasts that follow orders and usually appear for a specific, temporary purpose.  They are summoned multiple times as they are needed.  The other category is where you would find characters … Continue reading

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Author Month: The Funniest Oops

This one will be pretty easy.  We all make mistakes.  Some typos are memorable and haunt us for the rest of our lives.  Others are easily forgotten.  Clearly, it’s more fun to talk about the first category. So, what are … Continue reading

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The Tradition of Summoning Servants

In fantasy, it’s fairly common for servants to be summoned.  It could be for battle, healing, terrorizing, and the list keeps going.  You see it in books, cartoons, and video games with a countless number of systems.  The methods to … Continue reading

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Goal Post: A Short Week is Coming Up

I was 50/50 on the goals I made for myself last week.  I did help my son with schoolwork, used my bike twice, went to work, and finished ‘Lupin’.  I DID NOT finish January posts, sleep better, do any paperback … Continue reading

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Dynamic vs Static Characters

I was on the fence about writing about this because I thought it was a given.  Then, I ran into people who didn’t know the difference.  Others swore that a good story is one where the main character doesn’t change.  … Continue reading

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