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What comes to mind when you think about fantasy? Magic? Wondrous creatures? A unique setting? How about the hero? If you don’t think about the hero when someone mentions fantasy, it’s really not your fault. The fantasy genre has been flooded with stories that are considered to be “dark” and “gritty.” The most popular of … Continue reading Where Are the Heroes? The Return of Heroic Fantasy
I'm on the last half a dozen scenes of my fantasy novel, Heavenly Lights. After writing those, I am going back and making quite a few tweaks which include, but are not limited to new subplots, new characters, are settings. The biggest change I may be making, however, is the type of fantasy that my … Continue reading What Type of Fantasy is Best for My Story?
“May it be written that my woman loved me, my children admired me, and my enemy feared me.” Exodus is the first book in Cliff Graham’s new series, Shadow of the Mountain, and tells the story of Caleb. In Exodus, we get a glimpse of Caleb as a young man and as a man that … Continue reading Shadow of the Mountain Exodus by Cliff Graham
Unlimited power can corrupt even the best of friends. Warning: This review contains spoilers for both Miss Mabel’s School for Girls and Antebellum Awakening by Katie Cross. If you haven’t read them, please skip to the section that I have marked as safe from spoilers. After the tragic events of Antebellum Awakening, I was more … Continue reading Mildred’s Resistance by Katie Cross
Over the past few months, I have heard of and seen more and more authors use Wattpad to garner a larger audience (like my friends Katie Cross who is writing a fantastic novel called Bon Bons to Yoga Pants and Kelsey Keating who is writing a fairy tale entitled A Stolen Kiss). For those of you who … Continue reading The Two Saviors- A Wattpad Original
Last night, right after I got off of work, I turned on some music and took a hot shower. While in the shower and listening to a song (one that has always been one of my favorites since it came out a decade ago), a small spark of an idea ignited in my storyteller mind. … Continue reading 4 Ways to Come Up with Great Ideas
In the last two weeks of October 2014, I wrote an extremely expansive outline for my WIP, Heavenly Lights. Now, about eight months later, I have come to the point where I can see the end of the writing of the first draft at the end of the tunnel. There is quite a bit of ways … Continue reading On Crossing the Finish Line– Well, Almost
During the past year, I have come across multiple websites that are dedicated to creativity and entrepreneurship. Ranging from making a living from doing what you love to do to routines for getting up in the morning, I have found them to be extremely useful. Here are just a few of the websites that have … Continue reading 5 Websites for the Creative and Entrepreneur
If you haven't heard about The Network Series by Katie Cross yet, I regret to inform you that you have been missing out on something wonderful. There are only two books out so far, which are Miss Mabel's School for Girls and Antebellum Awakening. I have had the pleasure of becoming friends with Katie over the past eight months, … Continue reading Mildred’s Resistance by Katie Cross- Cover Reveal
"Wake up, genius." So begins a terrifying tale about an obsessive reader and the extraordinary lengths he will go to get his hands on what he wants. A sequel to Stephen King's 2014 thriller, Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers is another book that follows the adventures of the retired detective Bill Hodges and his two companions, Jerome Robinson and … Continue reading Finders Keepers by Stephen King
