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Robert Penner

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Terry Brooks, Michael Stackpole, Robert Jordan

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April 2014


I love to read and write Fantasy and have been writing seriously since 2005. Dark Moon Shadow is my first full length novel in Fantasy. I have written and sold e-books in YA fantasy and Paranormal. Dark Moon Shadow is the first in a series of three novels that take place in the Protectors of the Realm universe. Tears of Duranthidil is the follow-up of Dark Moon. A third, stand alone, will hopefully follow. My venture as an Indie Author was sparked in 2004 by listening to a podcast called Dragon Page Cover to Cover. This podcast no longer exists (sadly), but I learned from the host of that show that I could bypass traditional publishing and make my own path. The hosts Michael R. Mennenga and Michael A. Stackpole were the first to really pou ...more

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An Authors Mindset

Just my second day back into the writing realm after a long break I took a visit to one of my favorite experts Dean Wesley Smith ( click his name ) for a perfect article on the authors mindset. Thinking about what Mr. Smith drives home should help navigate indie authors on a clear path to longevity. It’s far too easy to get hung up on book sales as a direct relation to readers and get discouraged

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