Every story has them, or at least every GOOD story has them. That one eccentric character with the quirk or odd way of behaving that draws him out to the reader’s eyes. A character that adds flavor and some fun to the telling of the tale. The eccentric character. First let’s clear something up. Eccentric …
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Characters Of Maldene: Quickfoot And Blag-ak
Two of the characters of the epic Maldene cannot be told of separately, for they run together much like Mutt and Jeff of the comics of old. An odd team, they are part beloved characters and part comic relief. Blag-ak is a large ogre with a vocabulary that only allows him to utter about four …
Next Week’s Interview
Next week will be the first interview of 2013, and it starts off with one that had to be rescheduled due to technical difficulties. I will be speaking with epic fantasy writer Celia Jarest, so sign up
Next Week’s Author Talk: Celia Jarest
Next week finds me speaking to first time author, Celia Jarest, who seems to have a preference for Epic fantasy. A person after my own heart. You can sign up to listen in LIVE over on the Author Talk Page And if any freebies come up I’ll be sure to post about them
W. J. Rosser Interview Now Available
Today on Author Talk I spoke with author W. J. Rosser. We talked a lot about the craft of writing, the different styles, as well as motivations for doing this stuff in the first place. About 10 minutes in there was a technical glitch that prevented us from hearing one another, so I had to …
Cristina Istrati Interviews Me On Blog Hop
Recently Cristina Istrati interviewed me about myself and my book, Maldene as part of her Blog Hop event. What follows is the text of that interview. 1) What is the Title of your book? “Maldene: Volume One” It’s actually the first half of the first novel, “Maldene”, just divided into 2 volumes since it’s a …
Writing Tips: What Is The Right Length For A Story
A question that has come up in many discussion groups is, how long should a story be? Some stories barely breach the definition of a novel at 80,000 words while others could challenge Harry Potter for sheer heft. So then, what Is the right length? The short answer is that a story is only as …
Freebie For Next Author Talk
The next Author Talk will have as a guest Jeremiah Wright, author of the anthology The Spirit Of Poe. Well, as a special offer to LIVE attendees only, he has consented to give away a signed PRINT copy of The Spirit of Poe. But only for those that show up LIVE. So, time to sign …
December Special
Maldene special: From now through Xmas, if you purchase the Ebook version of Maldene, then send me a copy of the receipt of said purchase with your name on it, then I will email you a copy of the first chapter of Volume Two to whet your appetite. OR, if you order the paperback then …
Places On Maldene: My-Thov
The world of Maldene is a big world with some big continents, but none so big as mighty My-Thov. Home to a wide range of terrain, it is also a key area strategically and hence one of the first places to be targeted by our resident bad-guy, Miro. The Great Desert can be as dangerous …
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