“Stories should leave an imprint on the reader, a testament to where they’ve been.”
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At beginning of this week I figured if I averaged 3300 words a day, I could finish my NaNoWriMo project on Wednesday, leaving the rest of the weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving. That averages to around three hours of intensely focused…
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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Growing up a nerd in the 80s was a unique experience. Of everything weird and wonderful, there were two movies that stood out and still tickle my imagination every time I see any related artwork. Those two movies were Dark…
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Vision Board for The Path to the Tower
As much as I’d love to write an insightful and deep post about a topic which is dear to my heart, I’d much rather share some of the art and inspiration behind my current work in progress. That, and like…
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NaNoWriMo 2019 – Halfway Point
Whoa-oh, we’re half way there … whoa-oh, livin’ on a prayer! We just passed the halfway point of the challenge and my story ideas are turning into their own little monsters that taunt me at night. I thought I had…
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The Big 40 – I leveled up
Today is the big day where I cross the mile marker between heading up the proverbial hill of life to working my way down the other side. Let’s all go sledding, shall we? I mean, I’ve reached the “fun” part…
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Happy Birthday Stonebearer’s Betrayal!
Reminiscing… Exactly one year ago today Stonebearer’s Betrayal, my very first novel, entered the world – and oh what a day that was. There’s something to be said about a dream you’ve worked on for years to finally happen. To…
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Time Management for People with Better Things to Do
Time. It’s one of those fluid things everything thinks they can control. Funny thing is, no matter what you do, it keeps sliding by. This morning, I’ve had to sneak down to my evil lair two different times to finish…
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Book Review: Word Painting Revised Edition the Fine Art of Writing Descriptively, by Rebecca McClanahan
For November, and NaNoWriMo month for many of my fellow writers, I thought it would be appropriate to review a book that covers an important part of writing craft – description. There aren’t many books out there about this topic…
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NaNoWriMo 2019
It’s that magical time of year again! No, not the holidays. Oh … wait, those are magical too. I’m talking about NaNoWriMo, the one month novel writing challenge that has grabbed the worldwide writing community by the fingers. Over the…
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Magical Place: Grand Canyon Caverns
Along Route 66, tucked way back by Kingman, Arizona, is what can be best described as a perfect piece of Americana. The Grand Canyon Caverns holds all the nostalgia of the type of road trips my parents and grandparents shared…
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