From time to time I spotlight a fellow indie author. Why? Have I read the book and endorse it? No, spotlighting an indie author is the most cost effective way indie authors have to advertise their stories. If you follow me at all you will know I am a good […]
Dragons
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Have you ever noticed that many religions have stories so similar that you wonder if all religions were founded and then modified from a single mythology? I not insinuating all religions are myths, but they all have common themes: creation, life, and end of times. When I began contemplating my […]
You surely recall Gandalf saying these words as Minas Tirith was about to come under siege by the forces of Sauron, “Prepare for Battle.” When I began writing the siege of Masara in the third book of my trilogy, Last Stand of the Living, I wanted to exceed the battle […]
As I stand here overlooking the forces amassed against us, I ask how did it come to this? I have now journeyed for two years and have faced evil at every turn. Somehow I survived my journey north and freed those enslaved by King Yubal and aided in the freeing […]
Although I cannot speak for every author, I assume those that create an epic adventure begin with the world in which the story will revolve. The lands, the peoples of those lands, the creatures, geography and the plot will all revolve around where the characters are in the current narrative. […]
Ever since I was a small child I was fascinated by monsters. Whether it was those that appeared in B-rated movies, or in novels, the battle between mortals and these monsters enthralled me. Usually I felt it was impossible for the hero to defeat such forces, but somehow they always […]