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A little while ago, sometime around 1988-1989, I wrote a quaint little New Year’s Eve themed short story– then promptly showed it to like three people before squirreling it away. Well, I guess it’s time to dust it off, so without further ado I now present “New Year’s Resolution”. A clinking of glass sounded …
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I have this one small problem with my novels, and that is in labeling the genre. It ends up being a long string of explanatory notes, because I love mixing up genre. For instance, my Cyberdawn series (5 books) is at its base cyberpunk because this is the start of the cyber age, but the …
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Everyone’s heard of Homer. No, not the Simpsons guy, the ancient Greek writer guy. The one that wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey. It is said that he also wrote numerous other works that were lost when the Library of Alexandria was burned to the ground. But I don’t think they were lost, just his …
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Many an author is asked who their influences are, which other writers of old made their marks upon their souls, and if they’re like me that is not a simple question to answer. In my case I was quite the avid reader as a kid, and much of what I read stewed around in my …
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Maldene is a fantastic world of magic, mystery, and strange science, but can perhaps be a little dangerous for the uninitiated tourist. Consider this, then, your tourist’s guide to some of the highlights of the world of Maldene. Remember, you have now been warned. Tedelnosho: The first thing you’ll see as you come down …
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There are a lot of Grand Epics in books, movies, and comics, the trick is to design them in such a way as to make them real to the reader. Believable enough within its own context to get the reader or viewer emotionally involved. Comic books have plenty of epic spectacle, but some of their …
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I decided to do some geeky tinkering lately and wondered if there was a way to turn my flat 2D Maldene map into a globe. Turns out there is, and animate it as well. My first draft I found a couple of flaws on my map (that date back to just after I fiddled with …
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I just saw a Discworld version of the old “You have two cows” comparison thing, so I thought, “Why not do a Maldene version?” So, here goes, using characters from the first book of Maldene. You have two cows… Sabu: Only two? I can cast a spell to fix that. How many do you want? …
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Thought I’d try the VLog thing again, this time in answer to a question that was never asked (but maybe should have been?). Also a little announcement.
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