Tag: Stories
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In Defense of “Evil for Evil’s Sake” Villains
Writer’s Note (10-10-18): Corrected some typos I noticed too embarrassingly late. My apologies. In the words of Spec Fic writer Janine Ippolito, they really do breed. Writer’s Note (8-4-22): Replaced pictures that went missing. Oops, pardon my mess! They’re back now. 🙂 — “Don’t make any ‘Mwahaha I’m so evil’ bad guys,” any so-called writing…
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How I Name Characters, Part 2: Word Associations Are My Friend
YOUR CHARACTER NAME NEEDS TO BE PERFECT— —claims the internet, and I can already feel my heart rate rising. “[The name] has to suit the character’s personality, makes [sic] sense for the era and, most important, be super awesome…” Oh, and by the way, “[y]ou need a name that ‘fits’ your character too” (Klems). I’m…
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How I Name Characters, Part 1: What First Initials Say to Me
I used to suck at creating names. That’s kind of a problem when you want to write fantasy and don’t want to rip off Tolkien or have names as scintillating as “John,” “Bob,” or “Henry.” (No joke, I actually used “Henry” for a big bad once. Ouch.) Making up names seems easy. Slap some letters…
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Blog-Exclusive Fiction – The Exodus, Finale (TVB Universe)
To Beginning (Part 1) — “Took me long enough to find you. Hello, Mara.” Somehow, some way, she could hear The Magus, and it made her heart soar a thousand miles. She couldn’t see him; she couldn’t see anything but a brilliant white light enveloping her. But this was his audible voice, clear like crystal,…
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Blog-Exclusive Fiction – The Exodus, Part 9 (TVB Universe)
To Beginning (Part 1) — WARNING: The following content may not be suitable for young readers or audiences sensitive to violent content. “Toying with that kind of energy is far too dangerous.” “More dangerous than using that same energy to shoot fire or manipulate water—like we do every day?” Mara teases. “Yes, energy levels so…
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Blog-Exclusive Fiction – The Exodus, Part 8 (TVB Universe)
To Beginning (Part 1) — WARNING: The following content may not be suitable for young readers or audiences sensitive to violent content. Follow me. We’re leaving. Mara’s feet pounded the ground in an uneven drum beat. Ba-thump. Ba-thud-thum-thump. She staggered across the plain, ducking and dodging and weaving over the blackened, pock-marked earth that had…