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What’s New With Scrivener 3?

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Merry Christmas, SE readers! Today, I share the gift of good Scrivener news, just in time for the holidays – as Joan has listed the software as a good writer gift. It’s been well known for a while that Literature & Latte, makers of Scrivener, that newer versions of the…

Fantasia Reviews An Arrow Against the Wind – Fantasia Reviews

This was a fantastic review of An Arrow Against the Wind from last summer – a bit of a re-hash but still very nice to receive: Source: Fantasia Reviews An Arrow Against the Wind – Fantasia ReviewsFiled under: Amazon, An Arrow Against the Wind, Fantasy, Fantasy Authors Unplugged, Fantasy Fiction, Fiction, Goodreads, Reviews, Sword & […]

Fantasy/Urban Fantasy eBook Giveaway!

Win up to 35+ Fantasy/Urban Fantasy eBooks! (2) Grand Prize “Gift Baskets” of ALL eBooks! (35+) Winners of Individual eBooks (randomly selected titles) By enteringyou’ll also gain access to the AXP BOOK FAIRFiled under: Amazon, An Arrow Against the Wind, Cover Reveal, Creativity, Fantasy, Fantasy Authors Unplugged, Fantasy Fiction, Fiction, Goodreads, Indie Publishing, Pinterest, Pulp Fiction, […]

Starting a story III

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Hi, Gang. Craig here again, and I’m back on the topic of starting a story. I also want to weave in the importance of a good notebook. For reference purposes, here are the links to the previous posts. New Story and Media Res. I get ideas all the time. Most…

Fantasy Authors Unplugged: World-Building 101 by Simon Lindley

The Fantasy Authors Unplugged feature has been re-booted lately and here’s another post by a guest author named Simon Lindley sharing about his upcoming book, Mannethorn’s Key and world-building. Take it away, Simon!  World-Building 101 by Simon Lindley The Realm, The Land, Middle Earth, Narnia – I presume you have spent some time visiting at […]

A Touch of Narnia Came To Visit

You may have seen the news or be affected by it, but winter storm Benji brought snowy weather to about 2,000 miles of the US last night and today stretching from the Texas coast up the east coast. Where I live in Alabama got a sizable accumulation of snow and slushy roads. Right now, I […]

Heartstone, on #LisaBurtonRadio

Originally posted on Entertaining Stories:
Hey there, all you casters and spell slingers. You’ve landed on Lisa Burton Radio, the only show that brings you the characters from the books you love. I’m your host, Lisa the robot girl, and my special guest today is Sylvie Sirx, of The Drowned Tower. “Welcome to the show,…

The Great Snallygaster Hunt

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Scratching your head over the definition of a Snallygaster? I have a fondness for beasties of a cryptozoological nature which is why I’m trotting out this dragon-like creature today. German settlers brought tales of the Snallygaster from the Old Country to Maryland when they first settled the area in the…

Quotes from An Arrow Against the Wind #1

“Every ax-maid I have known of would give her life for her man. You are no different. You wish to be near and share the danger with him.” – Tordug to Limbreth Find it at: Filed under: Amazon, An Arrow Against the Wind, Barnes & Noble, Blogging, Cover Reveal, Creativity, Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Fiction, Goodreads, […]

Back from Hiatus with an Announcement

I took a bit of an extended break from the blog around Thanksgiving. I don’t have a lot to share today but I’ll have a good post regarding the place upon which the Funnel in An Arrow Against the Wind is based. I got to go on a day trip to visit a favorite location […]