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World-Building: How Much Detail?
I’ve noticed a number of adult reviewers of my Wycaan Master series have been critical of my world-building, suggesting that I do not go deep enough or that the books are too fast-paced and that more...
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Dragons But Not Unicorns?
So there I was minding my own business, having merrily written 40,0000 words of a Low Fantasy novel (“low fantasy –a sub-genre of fantasy fiction involving “nonrational happenings that are without...
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I Didn’t Mean To Kill Her
I swear I didn’t. She is beautiful, funny and has a wicked repartee. My protagonist might be a bit wooden, excusable given all the tragic events he has gone through and the overall mission he is on. He...
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A Prime Read!
“Hey Dad. Do we have Amazon Prime?” “Sure son,” I reply. “Great. We can get your ebooks for free .” He pauses for a few moments, perhaps pondering his own statement. “Err Dad. Do many people have...
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The Journey Just Gets Better
It has been quite a week with the release of Ashbar – Wycaan Master Book 3. I am feeling slightly stunned by the closure of the first trilogy. Like At The Walls Of Galbrieth and The First Decree,...
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Cute Tolkien Story
I am indebted for the story in this post to the author, Peter Smalley – so I want to first give him a shout-out. “Peter A. Smalley was not so much born as he was the object of a suitably ominous origin...
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10 Questions For J.R.R. Tolkien
This blog post was inspired by a Time interview with Sir Ian McKellen, who plays Gandalf, the wizard who… if you are following this blog, you already know. It is a fascinating interview given that...
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Big Characters Without Big Boobs
Last week I asked in my blog post, 10 Questions For J.R.R Tolkien, what questions people would like to ask the Professor if they had the opportunity. The answers were great, but one stood out for me. A...
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Why Do Adults Gravitate To Young Adult Fiction?
I believe that more adults are reading the epic fantasy Wycaan Master series than young adults. I know there is a fair proportion of teenagers and even pre-teens reading, but judging by the emails,...
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Putting the THANKS in Thanksgiving
Last week Amazon held a KDP 3-Day Promotion of At The Walls Of Galbrieth. I put a lot of work into this and hoped you enjoyed the blog posts, the tweets, and the messages . I received a lot of...
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A Middle Earth Thanksgiving
A long, long time ago… King Aragon had this crazy idea. He had heard from one of his emissaries of a land far, far away, where they celebrated a festival in which a group arrives to a new world, are...
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My First You Tube Book Video
Thank you so much to the folks at Slashed Reads and, in particular, Robin Austin, for taking the time to generously produce this 90 second You Tube video. Please take a moment to visit their website...
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Guest Post – Author Lisa Fender
My guest today is author Lisa Fender. She has co-written the fantasy novel, Fable – Book 1 of The Lorn Prophecy with her sister which is, in itself an amazing story. Author, J.E Rogers described Fable...
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Dragged Into The 21st Century
Did you wake up this morning the proud/confused/intimidated owner of something small, electrical, and vaguely rectangular? Did you smile meekly last night while your loved ones looked on with bated...
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Happy Birthday, Professor Tolkien
Everyone should have a mentor, a leader they look up to, someone who, when they are faced with a dilemma consider: What would XXX do? That person might be a religious leader, a youth leader, a teacher...
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They Grow Up So Fast
One day they are suckling at the nipple of your opening chapters and then, before you know it, your little manuscript is all grown up and running out the door, into the critical embrace of the editor....
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Valentine’s Day – Epic Fantasy Style
What made the great world-builders of our time overlook such a special occasion? Was Valentine’s Day not celebrated in Middle Earth? Shanara? Odessiya? Where does Terry Brooks, R. A. Salvatore,...
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Cinderella The Savage and Saruman The Sweet
A common question that I field at readings is how/why I chose the name of a particular character? I find it surprising because I would never have thought to ask such a question of my favorite authors....
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The Pressure To Produce – An Author’s Perspective
Rarely does a week without me being asked when the fourth Wycaan Master book is coming out. Let me be very clear: I am absolutely chuffed (ecstatic in my new country’s vernacular) that people ask and...
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All He Had To Say Was Thank You
There is an urban author’s myth of a now famous author in her undiscovered days – was it Janet Evanovich? – who spoke at a bookstore in a mall with pouring rain outside. She knew the audience would be...
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