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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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Cyberdawn Reviews on Goodreads!

Some 5-star reviews coming in on Goodreads for Cyberdawn: -“This book was insane. I read this all in the same day – couldn’t put it down. Each and every chapter kept me so interested, wanting more and needing to find out the rest. The ending shocked me. It was one of those books that sent …

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Interviews From Across The Stars: Reba Interviews Lydia and Kitty

Announcer:  Well, after Miss Haws chased off the nightmares that had been coming after Black Jack Hannigan at the end of the last interview, and after she and Mr. Hannigan exchanged tips on how to recover one’s sanity after having lost it on multiple occasions (Reba is apparently by far the most experienced in this …

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Interview on Author Your Brand

Hey,  I’m on the Author Your Brand Show now, being interviewed by Doug Crowe.  We talk about my books, ghostwriting, and some other bits and pieces.  Watch it here or go direct to the link.  

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‘Cyberdawn: Beginnings’ book trailer

And this would be the official book trailer for “Cyberdawn: Beginnings”.  View it then buy the book.

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Cyberdawn Reviews

Seeing as how the first reviews for Cyberdawn: Beginnings has just come in, I thought I’d srtart up a page exclusively for reviews of that book (and future Cyberdawn novels as well).  So here they are, with full text and links where possible… Posted February 11, 2023:  reviewed by The Book Commentary (https://thebookcommentary.com/review-preview/885/cyberdawn:-beginnings) In Cyberdawn: …

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