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Student Life (Flash Fiction Fridays #49)

“Have you worked out what you’ll be doing for the upcoming trip?” Amelia asked.

Tabitha’s brows furrowed. “Well… Lord Bolton did say he’d be handling it.”

“Ah.” Amelia nodded. “Well, if Lord Bolton said that, it should be fine.”

Tabitha giggled. “He does have a knack for getting things done.”

It was funny how much things could change. Tabitha had started attending the Academy almost a year ago. The thought of attending the most prestigious educational institution in the country had been more tha...

“How To Survive A Unicorn” Is Now Available On Amazon

How To Survive A Unicorn is now available on Amazon! If you want to know how to survive sanctimonious unicorns, greedy dragons, and ornery basilisks, then this is the book for you.

You can get How To Survive A Unicorn from Amazon here.

And here is the blurb:

Are you being attacked by a pissed off unicorn? Has an angry basilisk slithered into your camp? Is a dragon about to eat you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you. Our world is full of monsters. Some of th...

Siblings (Flash Fiction Fridays #48)

Katie snickered as Spot slithered over and settled his head onto her lap. She gave the back of his head a lazy scratch and traced the pattern of ridges that had grown more prominent over the past few weeks. Would Spot grown horns? Maybe. It wasn’t unusual for dragons to have horns. However, it wasn’t unusual for them to have crests or frills either. Without knowing more about his mother, it wasn’t really possible to say how he’d end up.

Her master glanced away from the scroll he was studying and...

The Chosen One (Flash Fiction Fridays #47)

For countless years, the sword had waited. It had been forged long ago in an age of myth and legend. Alas, it had not been completed in time to save the kingdom. Instead, it had been hidden away by its maker before eventually being driven deep into a sacred stone and bound by powerful magic.

The Sword of Kings.

Only those worthy of becoming a true king would be able to pull the sword from the stone.

Few had ever managed to reach the hidden glade where the stone resided. It was in the middle of a...

Nothing This Friday

Sick. Joints ache. Can’t sleep.

Draco-Squirrels

In the Attempted Vampirism Series, the group encounters a Draco-hydra. This creature is basically a combination of a hydra and a dragon. Think of a hydra with wings that can fly and spew acid everywhere.

However, I was sorely tempted to add draco-squirrels to the story. What is a draco-squirrel? I’m glad you asked. Think of a squirrel with little dragon wings and some horns… and the ability to breathe fire. Instead of being enormous, draco-squirrels are deadly due to their numbers.In forests whe...

Everyday Activities and Characterisation

Properly characterising a character doesn’t have to occur only through dramatic, life-changing moments. You can give readers a very good idea about what sort of person a character is through how they go about everyday activities. I’ll give you a few examples.

Imagine that you have a character who is fastidious, precise, and exacting in how they conduct themselves. How could you show that? Well, you could show them making breakfast. Instead of just pouring cereal into their bowl, they pour it int...

Good Morning (Flash Fiction Fridays #46)

“It would be great if you could tell your griffin not to eat me.”

Vicky opened her eyes and sat up. Beaky was looming over Timmy, and the window was open. The griffin had puffed up in a truly menacing threat display, and he seemed to be debating whether he should bite off Timmy’s arms or tear off his legs first. As for Timmy, he was brandishing a shovel in one hand and palming a dagger with seals on it in the other.

A cursory examination of the various magical and mundane defences in and around ...

Warmth (Flash Fiction Fridays #45)

The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feels its warmth.

-African Proverb

The forest burned, and Avraniel laughed.

How long had it been since she’d left this place? She’d stopped keeping track a long time ago, but it had to have been centuries, right?

But she could still remember the stares, the scowls, and the sneers. All she’d ever wanted was to fit in, to have people smile  at her and talk to her the way they smiled and talked to everybody else. Was that so much to ...

Runes and Seals

Runes and seals are referenced frequently in The Unconventional Heroes Series. In this post, I’ll be talking more about them. This information has either been stated or can be inferred from what characters have said, but I thought I’d clarify a few points since I do get a lot of questions about them.

Most of the time, runes and seals are mentioned together. This is because runes and seals are closely related. To put it simply: magic is a way of altering reality and commanding Creation to produce...