This time the random draw from the Stein has me talking about one character who is two; Lorel in one form vs Schanter in his other, but everyone just calls him Wacko.Character Talk: Lorel/Schanter
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Character Talk: Shong and the Triplets
This time the random draw from the Stein has me talking about Shong– that brave man who is the best with the sword– and a certain pair of infamous triplets and their infatuation with Shong. Unfortuately the Triplets are just kids and the King’s daughters and that leads to complications.
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Character Talk: Mauklo
Today’s random pick of who to talk about: Mauklo
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Character Talk: Po-Adar
The first in a series of articles whereby I reach into my stein of names from the first Maldene book and pull out a random character name who I then talk about off the cuff. First up: Po-Adar
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A Brief Tour of Maldene
Welcome to Maldene, that world situated “in the center of Space, at the Doorway to Time, on the precipice of Fate.” You’re here for the tour; we’ll just be covering the highlights today, but as a precaution keep all limbs inside the transit bubble. First we have Tedelnosho, aka The Great Whirlpool, or if you …
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Writing Characters Of Faith In A Story
Nowadays if you have a character in a story that’s supposed to be a person of faith, even a priest– especially a priest– it seems as if the result is always some guy constantly quoting scripture as if he swallowed a Bible. This has the character falling into a couple of standardized pigeonholes. The first …
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My Influences As An Author
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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A Tourist’s Guide To Maldene
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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Don’t Be Afraid To Go Big; Just Be Careful How You Do It
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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