Anime and Dark Fantasy Weapons
As you know, I pull a lot of inspiration for my stories from anime, especially powers, character features and weapons. Now, it’s time for […]
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Mythical Creature: Tengu
Dark Fantasy novels usually have some sort of non-human or supernatural being. You always hear about the phoenix, dragons, unicorns, minotaurs, griffins, […]
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Review: Star Trek: Into the Darkness
I’m not a Trekky and I don’t usually go for hard sci fi but I loved Star Trek: Into the Darkness. The […]
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The Appeal of Apocalyptic Stories
Reading Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey got me thinking about the growing popularity of apocalyptic stories. Think of all the summer movies. […]
Read moreBrand Development: Topics
Thousands of books have flooded the market. How do you make sure people buy your book over another author’s? Book marketing efforts […]
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Review: Iron Man 3
For some reason, I went into this movie thinking it would be like Transformers. Great action, awesome tech and no story. Fortunately, that wasn’t […]
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Creative Insults
How do you curse people out without swearing? Remember the song from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” That’s how you do it. […]
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Writing a Novel: How to Name a Fantasy World
As if naming our characters wasn’t hard enough. On top of that, we have to name lands, buildings, foods, cultures, mountains even […]
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The Story Behind
It’s nice to back away from the novel for a bit and write something silly and pointless…well not pointless, everything we write […]
Read moreIt Started With A Theme Song
Have you ever gotten a character, scene or worldbuilding idea you never thought you needed? Last year, I read a post by […]
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