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Category Archives: writing
You Got Some of Your Book on Me!
Published authors are driven people. After all, we had the stamina to put a book together and edit it ten or more times. After our great effort, we want the world to stand up and applaud our genius. We aren’t … Continue reading
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Sword and Illusion
A few years ago my wife and I completed a book titled, “Sword and Illusion” about a warrior woman, accustomed to fighting dragons and leading armies. As she approaches middle age, she faces the most terrifying challenge of her life: … Continue reading
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Holiday Traditions of the Internet Age
I’ve got Norad Santa up and am tracking Santa’s progress across the globe. As far as holiday traditions go, this one is particularly interesting to me as a writer. Whenever a writer tries to create a fictional culture, (s)he tries … Continue reading
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Excerpt: The Turquoise Bones
Here is an excerpt from my current work in progress, “The Turquoise Bones.” “In preparation, we give Cor Hydrae a taste of her enemy’s blood.” Turquoise lost her balance for just a second as the bronze sword flashed through her … Continue reading
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Congratulations Novelist, You Won
Today I roared past the finish line of Nanowrimo, clocking in at 50,791 words with one day to spare. My novel, “The Turquoise Bones,” will not be complete until another 30K or so words are added, then edited. Still, it … Continue reading
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Writing Progress for Turquoise Bones
I just finished writing a scene I was particularly proud of and came out to the dining room and announced, “The secrets of the Whisper Stone have been revealed!” My wife said, “That’s great. Until now, I didn’t know there … Continue reading
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Finding The Story
Writing is a tough process. I sit down try to write out a rough plan of the story, then start writing scenes. Frequently my ideas for scenes don’t work, or when I figure out a way to make them work … Continue reading
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On Combat
I recently read the book “On Combat” by Dave Grossman and Loren W. Christensen. I read it because, as a writer of fantasy and science fiction, I wanted to understand combat better. I was not prepared for just how much … Continue reading
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Lady and the Necromancer is Reborn
A long time ago my wife and I began work on a novel called “Lady and the Necromancer (LATN).” It is an urban fantasy about a girl who falls in love with a monster–but a monster who isn’t a vampire. … Continue reading
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Dreamfever
I recently finished reading Karen Marie Moning’s “Dreamfever.” I’m still trying to figure out how she does it. It usually takes me about a month to read a book, but I don’t think any book in the fever series took … Continue reading
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