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Postcards from Kalimar: Melstrem
Postcards from Kalimar: Melstrem
“How’re you not dead, Redlocks?” The bearded monk looked up from his bowl and the massive tiger eating from it. “I’m calm. I’m no threat. Please be calm.” Melstrem took in the scene again. Bald, bearded monk covered in tattoos and a tiger so big its tongue barely fit in the bowl it ate from. “Your tattoos say you’re a thief.” Melstrem pointed. Redlocks nodded. “That…
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Postcards from Kalimar: Master Kanza
Postcards from Kalimar: Master Kanza
Master Kanza hefted the weapon. “I don’t like it.” His armorer scoffed. “What’s not to like? You see some miscreant causing trouble an’ you’re a long way off, you point and click. Problem resolved.” “We aren’t executioners.” Kanza handed the weapon back. “We restore justice, not murder.” The armorer leaned the weapon against the wall. “That’s funny, coming from you. I heard you sent three…
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Postcards from Dendemar: Ra'deesh
Postcards from Dendemar: Ra’deesh
By now, you’re wondering why Berserker isn’t out, and that’s my fault/ life in general. Had to buy a car, then had to buy a new lawnmower. No me gusta. So, since my finances currently won’t let me get Berserker into your hands, I’m going to share some stories from Kalimar I wrote as a means of challenging myself. I’m sending you some postcards. Rather than being a lot of real postcards you’d…
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Tis the Season, for stories
It’s the holidays, and it’s been one heck of a year. So, to get into the spirit of the season, I have 3 short stories from the world of Kalimar I want to share:
One from Dendemar, home of the Warscribes
Another from the Indigo, where the holy necromancers live
And the third from the Glass Desert and the shamans.
All you need to do to get a story of your choosing is to send me a card…
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Meet the Twins
: Oh, a two for one deal today. Cool. I’m glad someone told me beforehand.
Anansi: Wait, someone didn’t tell you we were coming?
: No, they did. Not exactly, but they told me I had an interview today.
Sana: So, let’s get to it. And no rabbit food questions. We didn’t give up anything for this role, got it?
Anansi: Won’t that get confusing if she’s trying to interview both of us at…
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Let's Meet a Protagonist
Let’s Meet a Protagonist
Mathas: “Hi, I’m Mathas, I guess. Well, I don’t guess I’m Mathas, I know I’m Mathas. I guess sharing my name was a good way to start? Uhm, I’m old enough to be a hopeful, it’s kind of like showing up and telling the universe you’re ready to find out what you’re supposed to do, and our Elders tune in to the universe and let you know.
It doesn’t sound as important when I say it like that, does…
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Meet Author Konrad Ryan
Meet Author Konrad Ryan
I have always wanted to write books, but I never felt called to write books. Until I did.
My first introduction to LitRPG was the Korean ‘manhwa,’ or webtoon, called “The Gamer.’ I enjoyed the premise and story as a consumer, but that was as far as my enjoyment went. I lived in Japan for two years, where I became fascinated with their culture and media. Anime and manga became a tremendous…
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The Real Weapons in the Fantasy World of Kalimar This is one of those things where Megan would catch me watching Youtube and I'd look at her sheepishly and say "it's research".
The hedgehog from my childhood
Back when I was a little child ( 6 or 7, I think) we were loving in schweinfurt, Germany. One day, there appeared the most magical tv show I had ever seen.
Look closely, that’s John Hurt, the War Doctor
It told fairy tales from all across Europe and I was captivated from the start. I learned much, much later this was by Jim Henson and his puppet studio.
The sorry I loved most was Hans My…
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A Treat for Myself
Today marks the end of a difficult assignment at work. I’d been a part of it since mid-April, and the stress and expectations were much higher than anticipated.
So, as a reward for making it through with only minor hiccups, I bought myself some new notebooks in the form of the notebook sampler from Goulet Pens.
I’ve talked about the fountain pens in my collection, including some of the ones…
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#fridgedayfriday
I’m going to try something new here. You remember being a little kid and showing your parents something you had done? There was that chance it would find a place on the coveted fridge door.
I find that I haven’t gotten over that desire to show what I’ve been doing. So, thankfully, I can designate virtual space as my fridge. My place to show off what I’m doing, even if it’s destined for a…
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Berserker Teaser Snippit
I left you on a bit of a cliffhanger in my last post, and only vaguely promised something about telling you sometime in the future.
Well, I’m going to fulfill that promise today, with just a hint at things to come in Berserker.
“We are the zookeepers for his Lordship,” the one in front of the others announced. “I am Amoz, head zookeeper. I train and bridle the grippopos his lordship…
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A Strike Against Writer's Block
Wherein our hero learns just what his nemesis looks like
We’ve all face it. We’ve seen others struggle with it (unless you’re Stephen King). Writer’s block, a name that’ll strike terror into the heart of any writer.
Far from saying I’ve found the silver bullet, I’ve found a strategy that let’s me tackle each individual affliction of writer’s block: ridiculousness.
Let me set the stage for you:
There I was working on Berserker (Warscribe…
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It started with a question
So many wonderful thoughts spring from questions. Actually, they spring from the questions caused by conversations that come from questions. Kind of like Tiffany Aching figuring things out when she thought about what she thought about what she thought.
Warscribe is built from many of those situations.
The Indigo, the first culture our heroes Mathas and Corbin meet, are the Indigo, the…
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War is Coming
This week I’m getting the last edits complete on Warscribe, then it’s off to be finalized before….
It gets published.
What’s Warscribe? I hear you ask.
Warscribe is the records of an ancient world, telling of the most powerful army, the Warscribes of Dendemar. Every soldier is comprised of 2 people, the berserker and the scribe.
artwork by Keelerleah
The newest soldiers have…
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If I Ran the Hunger Games
If I Ran the Hunger Games
Recently, I was watching Catching Fire and a thought struck me.
No, not the fact that the movie makes it look like President Snow invented the Quarter Quell to piss people off. (Although I could give a whole rant about that.)
It’s the idea that I think I could have done better. I was already flexing my cruelty muscles with a particular point in Berserker, and decided to try a little thought…
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My Cat Hasn't Been Arrested for Domestic Abuse
My Cat Hasn’t Been Arrested for Domestic Abuse
“How did you get those cuts?” My coworkers ask on a near regular basis.
“It’s my cat. She’s rather direct when she wants something,” is usually my response. Even though Megan and I love all of our cats equally, Helen, the blind cat, is definitely a daddy’s girl.
“But on your neck/wrist/arm/entire calf/top of your head?”
I’ll nod. “She wanted to be on my shoulders, I didn’t want her on my…
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