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Ye Olde Thief Shoppe?

(Originally posted on September 20, 2014.  Looks like this was the very first ‘Ye Olde Shoppe’ skit.) So, you’re about to set out for a life of fantasy thief crime.  Well, you’re going to need a lot of gear.  Unlike … Continue reading

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Questions 3: World-Building

(Originally posted on July 6, 2015.  Figure this would be a good repost since this was the first Questions 3.) I’m still on the road here, which means I needed to think of a post that would be fun and … Continue reading

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Fun With Food In Fiction

(Originally posted on June 9, 2014.) One thing I’ve seen brought up a lot when it comes to adventure fantasy is: what and when do the characters eat?  Oddly enough, you don’t see meals that often and the heroes never … Continue reading

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Do Artists Have To Be Tortured?

(Originally posted on February 12, 2013.) There seems to be a sense that a true artist is drunk, drugged, or nucking futs.  It’s almost as if there is a grand tradition of self-destructive and mentally abusive behavior within artists.  Edgar … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Within The Orchard Fog

Here’s another teaser from Charms of the Feykin.  I loved writing this orchard scene because it was so vivid in my mind.

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7 Tips to Female Brawlers

We’ll see if I can actually come up with seven tips.  All of these are going to be opinions because I’m aiming primarily to avoid the ‘mountain of muscle’ woman that many think is the only option.  So, let’s see: … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Mother and Daughter

Here’s a teaser from Warlord of the Forgotten Age and I think it might be the only time Dariana and Zaria interact.  At least, this was the most memorable encounter between the mother and daughter.

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The Brawling Heroine

So, the scene above is from the anime ‘May I Ask For One Final Thing?’ and the protagonist is the woman in red.  Basically, Scarlet’s abusive arranged fiancée announced he was calling it off to be with the pink-haired girl … Continue reading

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Individual or Personal Setting

The final layer of setting is smaller and personal.  It is about the individual as well as the aspects of the world that are neither physical nor temporal.  I really found two explanations for this layer, which makes it a … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: The Names I Choose

(A poem about choosing names for characters.  It’s either easy or hard.  Naming these people is never in-between.) They are my mental children These characters that play Among the worlds within my mind I watch their birth with care Knowing … Continue reading

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