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Writing | Character Agency

Character Agency The ‘agency’ of a protagonist character refers to their ability to take action on their own behalf, change the course of the story, and have a tangible effect on the primary plot arc. One of the aspects of … Continue reading →
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Writing | Character Construction

New Character Art

Writing | The Mirror Trope

New Release | Grey Ronin

Greetings all! I am feeling quite excited at the moment! It’s been a quiet seven months since my last novel came out, and today is finally the day the lull breaks. Grey Ronin, the third book in the Awakened series, … Continue reading →
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Cover Reveal | Grey Ronin – Awakened #3

Grey Ronin

Book Release | Archon’s Queen

Cover Reveal | Grey Ronin – Awakened #3

Greetings all! I am thrilled to finally be able to share the cover for Grey Ronin, book 3 of the Awakened series! The book is scheduled for a 5/23 release. The Awakened series is a somewhat nonstandard approach to a … Continue reading →
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Grey Ronin

Cover Reveal | James Wymore

Cover Reveal | Dead Girl Running by Ann Noser

Interview | Jeff Musillo

Greetings

Writing | Point of View

This post is part of Curiosity Quills’ A-Z blogging challenge. Click here to check out the rest! https://curiosityquills.com/category/... One of the most important decisions facing a writer when they embark on the creation of a novel is choosing the point … Continue reading →
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Writing | The Mirror Trope

Writing | Character Construction

Writing | On Filtering

Cover Reveal | Hair In All the Wrong Places

Greetings all, I’m happy to be participating in the cover reveal for Andrew’s upcoming paranormal tale about a kid who gets a little more than the usual explosion of hair at puberty. I haven’t had the pleasure of reading this … Continue reading →
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Cover Reveal | Krystal Wade

Cover Reveal | James Wymore

Cover Reveal | Actuator 2

Update – March 2016

Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted. Figure it’s about time I took a few minutes from the pile of things needing doing. As you may have noticed from the new landing page updates (all the way at the bottom) … Continue reading →
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Update and randomness

Reviewers Wanted | Division Zero #1

Emma and the Banderwigh | October 12 2015

Interview | Tiffany Hoffman – FicFest writer’s contest

Greetings all, I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Tiffany Hoffman, a writerly friend of mine, who is running a new writer’s contest called #FicFest. The aim is to bring manuscripts and literary agents together with writing submissions from five categories: Children’s … Continue reading →
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Division Zero Trivia Contest

Interview | Hayley Stone

Caller 107 Giveaway / Contest

The RPG of Divergent Fates is back

So about twenty years ago (1996-ish) I got an idea. For the better part of my teens and into my early twenties, I’d been pretty deep into roleplaying games. (At this point you’re probably feeling shocked that a Sci Fi … Continue reading →
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Fallout 4 – A pale shadow of an RPG. (Spoilers)

Update – November 20 2015

Review | Valcoria by Jason King

Writing | Dialogue Errors

Dialogue can be one of the hardest things to do for some writers and feel effortless for others, but one thing is true for every novel: Great dialogue has the power to make a mediocre story shine, and poor dialogue … Continue reading →
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Writing | Dialogue Mechanics

Writing | Character Construction

Writing | The Mirror Trope