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On real feminine strength in fiction
I recently watched this You Tube video on Eowyn and feminine strength, and why her big moment against the Witch King of Angmar WORKS so well in Tolkien’s “The Return of the King.” I was hoping it might get me thinking about the craft of good, inspiring, believable fiction, especially seeing the first novel in…
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Update on “The Crimson League”
It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post, so I thought I would give you some updates on where things are regarding release and what I’ve been doing. It’s kind of “the calm before the storm.” I’m hoping to get my manuscript back from the editor by November. That would give me two…
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On balance in life and writing
I have something of an addictive personality. And I really love writing. I don’t like leaving projects I care about half-finished (though projects I don’t care about, well, that’s a different story. One of my flaws that I’m working on). Of course, when you’re talking about a project the size of a novel, whether you’re…
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Time to think cover design!
I’m trying to be more excited than overwhelmed at the thought of all that will need to go into my second edition of the Herezoth trilogy, starting with “The Crimson League,” the first installment. I’m beginning to consider what I might want the cover to look like. While I’ll be outsourcing the design itself, I’ll…
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On the value of steady, quiet loyalty
As I revise my way through “The Crimson League” once again (this time after editor’s notes, yea!) I realize I have come this past year to a great appreciation for a particular minor character I never gave much thought to. His name is Hayden Grissner. He is barely of age, and he joins the resistance…
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“The Crimson League” is back from the editor!
I’m so stoked to be able to announce that “The Crimson League” is back from the editor. Overall, she said: “Your story is fabulous. I’m enjoying it tremendously.” SOOOO…. Happy dance! One thought I had regarding semicolons that made me laugh, after I was told to use them sparingly: CLEARLY I was born in the…
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Connecting with that minor character (lessons in charity)
Writing a prequel to my trilogy had some unexpected benefits for me as I am at the same time preparing my Herezoth trilogy for a second edition and re-release after I took it off Amazon years ago. Namely, I find myself relating to a couple of characters more than I ever did before. I understand…
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Let’s talk about theme
One of my favorite things–and one of the most important things to me–in fiction is theme. If the themes a story explores don’t interest me, I’m not interested. The book might be a classic work of literature, beautifully written, and I might read it on that account, and appreciate it on that account, and be…
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Thoughts on freedom: dreaming of no day job
Yesterday I wrote of the role patience plays in creative writing, and how creative writing builds that virtue. Further reflection has me realizing how much I am yearning to be able to leave my day job behind and concentrate professionally on my fiction. Like all writers, I am a creative type. A dreamer. Head in…
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Creative writing teaches patience
Patience is definitely one of the virtues I need to work on, though I certainly hope I have developed some other virtues to a greater degree. (Courage, too. I need to work on courage. I am a melancholic). As I return to creative writing, though, I’ve realized just how much my fiction is doing to…
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Creative Writing with the Crimson League 