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Book Review: The Fourth Wing
Now, being the father of two grown daughters, and one an avid fantasy romance reader, I could only take the "you have to read this book" for so long.
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Writing Goals: Looking Ahead to 2024
2023 has been a short story kind of year for me. I’ve been writing several short stories for the kickstarter I participated in for Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. I have submitted a couple so far, and missed a couple as well…
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Heinlein’s Five Rules for Writers
Are you caught in the endless loop of revision for your novel? Do you feel it needs to be perfect before unleashing it on the world? If you follow Robert A. Heinlein's five rules for writers, you will find yourself…
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New Short Story Anthology: Threads of Fate
I have released a new short story anthology titled “Threads of Fate: Tales of Horror, Spirituality, and Love.” Here’s the blurb: Threads of Fate takes you on an emotional journey through five stories that will both chill your bones and…
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Writing Into the Dark
I’ve always known that I have pantser proclivities, ever since I read Stephen King’s On Writing back when it was first released. I wrote my first three novels without an outline. However, I did go through the “standard” multiple revisions,…
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How to Create Character Arcs for Your Novel
What is a Character Arc? A character arc refers to the transformation or growth a character experiences throughout a story. It is a fundamental element of storytelling that helps to create dynamic and engaging characters readers can relate to. Character…
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How to Write a Novel If You Don’t Like to Outline
There’s just no easy way to put this for writer’s like myself: outlining sucks. Nothing takes the fun and joy out of writing a new novel faster than trying to summarize the entire story before you’ve even started writing. So…
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Interview with Michael Baker
As I mentioned previously, The Tempest Guild is in the SPFBO competition. As part of that, a fellow author by the name of Michael Baker did some interviews with some of the contestants. The one he did with me has just…
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My Book is Entered Into the SPFBO Contest
August 1 marked the official beginning of the Self-Publishers Fantasy Blog-Off contest. This was something started by author Mark Lawrence to help showcase self-published fantasy authors. How it works is every year Mark opens up the contest for new submissions,…
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Blurb is the Word
So for that past two weeks, I’ve been working on the blurb for my fantasy novella. In all seriousness, I think it’s harder than writing the book itself. Having to whittle down the plot and four POV characters to just…
