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National Ice Cream Day

I never miss this one. Enjoy a scoop or twenty today.

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#chocolate #cone #dessert #dish #ice cream #national holiday #rocky road #strawberry #summer #sundae #treats #vanilla

Goal Post: Heat and Haze

Last weekend, I was out at the park from 9:30 am until 7:30 PM. Both days. This was for Pokemon Go-Fest, which was fun even if my luck was bad. My son had a blast hanging out with his friend all day. He had much better luck them me. Totally worth the exhaustion, tan, and aching feet. Needless to say, I entered the weekdays powered by fumes, so things were a slog. That isn’t to say I made…

#haze #life #progress #stress #tired #working #writing

The Dangers of Dungeons: Mazes and Traps

(Originally posted January 15, 2014.) Yahoo Image Search One of the big standards of fantasy adventure books are traps and mazes. The latter isn’t as common as the former and I can already hear some people groaning about the topic because they think these are terrible concepts. Dungeon crawling in a book can be tedious and is more action than anything else. You can have part of a book involve…

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#adventure #adventuring party #author #characters #danger #dungeons #fantasy #fiction #lost #mazes #pits #traps #writing

Poetry Day: The Point Is?

(The point of life? Damned if I know.) Is there any point? To most of what we do. Toiling time away. Ignoring fallen dreams. We earn our own survival. But give up a life well-lived. No stories will be told. That involve our daily grind. Too many traps upon the road. To suck away your chances. Greed of those around you. Forging guilt if you try to soar. Who thought that this was good? That…

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#author #life #poems #poetry #poets #point #purpose #writing

Sally Cronin has Published a Short Story of Mine – Cultural Differences

Sally Cronin has a feature on her Smorgasbord Blog Magazine named Authors in the Sun, which encourages bloggers to submit a short story. I did just …Sally Cronin has Published a Short Story of Mine – Cultural Differences

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Do People Like Magic Items?

(Originally posted on March 17, 2014.) Kaoru Koganei from Flame of Recca One of the big things in fantasy books happens to be oddly controversial too. The use of magical items is common, but many people disagree with how they should be used. Some people don’t want them at all in the stories unless they’re an ancient item of great power that is essential to the plot. Others think they should be…

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#author #caster #fantasy #fiction #magic #magic items #rings #sorceress #spellcaster #spells #swords #wizard #writing

Teaser Tuesday: I Remember

Cover Art by Alison Hunt Here we got for some fun from War of Nytefall: Eradication. I almost forgot about this scene since it was off the cuff. Enjoy. (more…)

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#action adventure #Dawn Fangs #excerpts #fantasy #high fantasy #magic #rivalry #Sneak Peeks #teaser Tuesday #vampires #War of Nytefall #Windemere

Using Gore in Stories

(Originally posted February 20, 2014.) Al Gore I have a confession: I’m not a big fan of gore. I get squeamish easily, so this is topic that comes from a person who has a low tolerance. I’ve gotten better in my old age, but I couldn’t even make it through a Yahoo Image Search for ‘Gore’. So, you get the above picture in order for me to handle this post. I’m sure some people find that scarier…

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#author #blood #bloodshed #fiction #gore #shock value #violence #writing

Fish That Can't Swim

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#ambush predators #animals #fish #nature #ocean #swimming #underwater #wildlife

Goal Post: First Week of Summer School and Go-Fest

The title really does cover it all. This was the first week of summer school, so I went back to getting up early and heading off to work. The days are shorter, but that also means they’re more compact. Some hours go faster than others. I’m glad the heatwave wasn’t around to give us trouble, but Monday had a big rainstorm. Still, I made it through everything in one piece and have an idea…

#goals #life #parenting #Pokemon #summer school #teaching #writing

Eternal Characters: Always Reborn and Rebooted

(Originally posted on February 17, 2014.) Yahoo Image Search (Two versions of Sherlock Holmes) I recently watched the first season of BBC’s Sherlock, I love Elementary, and I loved the Sherlock movies. I also used to watch Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century when I was a kid. Oddly enough, I still haven’t gotten around to reading the original stories even though I own an anthology. Now, I know…

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#author #batman #characters #conan #james bond #literature #sherlock holmes #translation #writing

Poetry Day: The Poem and The Song

Yahoo Image Search (This stems from the belief that songs and poems are related. The only difference is one has music and the other doesn’t.) A debate of recent thought Noted in the words of others Forged from a simple question That has grown into a feud Battling over minor details Is a poem a song? Without an open soul An archaic step to symphony Dependent on a silent rhythm That very few can…

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#author #music #poems #poetry #poets #songs #writing

Ye Olde Thief Shoppe?

(Originally posted on September 20, 2014. Looks like this was the very first ‘Ye Olde Shoppe’ skit.) Thief from Yahoo Image Search 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 warriors, you can’t get away with armor, sword, and shield. It’s a long list of items you’re going to need. Do you have a specialty? Thief isn’t a…

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#author #fantasy #fiction #gear #humor #lockpicks #thieves #writer #writing #ye olde shoppe

Teaser Tuesday: To The Tower

Cover Art by Alison Hunt Good time to show off a little bit of the action in War of Nytefall: Savagery. With there being so many puzzles for Clyde to solve, it’s really tough to find a non-spoiler part to share. So, have fun this intro to one the more maddening challenges. At least for Clyde because the rest of us will enjoy the fun. (more…)

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#99 cent #action adventure #Amazon Kindle #Clyde #Dawn Fangs #excerpt #fantasy #magic #Savagery #teaser Tuesday #vampires #War of Nytefall #Windemere

Questions 3: World-Building

(Originally posted on July 6, 2015. Figure this would be a good repost since this was the first Questions 3.) Carl Sagan Quote (Supposedly. Internet isn’t always honest.) I’m still on the road here, which means I needed to think of a post that would be fun and not require me to be around until later. Then I thought of leaving something that stirred the imagination. Below, you will find 3…

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#answers #author #creation #fiction #fun #q&a #questions #three #world building #worlds #writing

Rare Flowers of the World

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#endangered #flowers #nature #plants #rare #wilderness

Goal Post: A Week of Missing Rest

So, this was the week between end of the school year and the start of summer school. I got my schedule and it isn’t bad, but I’m still going to be tired. My hope was to relax, write, and get some big things done. Once next week starts, I’m going to be struggling to set appointments and events. Unlike the regular school year, I don’t get paid for any days that I’m out. No sick days or PTO…

#chaos #heatwave #life #parenting #Pokemon #resting #summer #writing

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