Tag: Stories
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Something Different – Excerpt NOT from The Victor’s Blade
Update : Updated attribution and general formatting to current blog standards. Well, I really wanted to throw down an excerpt starring Emarella, but I realized her entire introduction in the book needs to be redone. Sooo, instead, you get to see her in a very different setting! The following excerpt comes from a project I…
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An Interview with Elun
Welcome aboard, Elun. It’s great to have you here today! A’course! Any mate of Jaranin’s is a mate o’ mine. Say, that promise of victuals after all this hullabaloo still stands, aye? As much scoff as you can scoff. Writer’s honor. Just settle in and we’ll get started. Don’t mind if’n I do! A’right. Whatcha…
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A Glimpse into My Creative Process
Update 9/13/2023: Updated formatting to current blog standards. First of all–WHOA! Sorry about the lack of updates lately. I woke up Monday morning and sort of had an emotional breakdown out of nowhere (I’m better now, though). Then Wednesday came along, and my sister/roommate decided to take a last-minute personal day due to inclement weather.…
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Cut Scene – TVB: “Zaelor and the Inn”
Update 10/3/2023: Updated formatting to current blog standards. The air was thick and humid at the inn tonight. Stale ale and staler patrons left the tavern swimming in stench. As much as he’d prefer to be able to breathe out in the cool summer breeze, no one was chugging alcohol under the stars. He’d opted…
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Confessions of a Planner
I’ve always heard novelists preach that you have to find a balance between planning and ad libbing. Some of your story needs to be thought out ahead of time. Some of it needs to just happen naturally while you write. In fact, many authors warn about getting stuck in the planning phase, because it can…
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An Interview with Isalaina
Update : Updated formatting to current blog standards. Thanks for taking the time to talk with us today, Isalaina! The pleasure’s mine! After all, Jaranin said it wasn’t so bad, so I thought if he was going to be brave, I’d have to give it a try, too. (Laughs) So, let me get the quick…