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Rise of the Just, #4 in the Bond-Wolf series, is available now
Where do you turn for help? Alex guards the border against Donal and the Lorcan hordes with his found family, a handful of wolves, and a few human allies. But danger lurks in the shadows. Religious zealots and a pair of unscrupulous doctors harass Alex’s flank. He’s hemmed in, yet he can’t secure two fronts…
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Fantastic Announcement
Sometimes it takes a broken man to fix a broken world. I’m thrilled to announce my epic fantasy novel, Voice of the Just, is available for pre-order through amazon. Check it out. Launch date is Sept 2, 2021. #ShamelessSelfPromoFriday #BookBoost #amwriting
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Deliver What You Promised
Recently, a writer “liked” one of my blog posts. That doesn’t happen as often as you’d think, so I clicked on his name to find out more about him. He’s got three novels out, self published. I read his bio and LOVED it! The writing was excellent. It had wit, charm, a bit of sarcasm,…
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Introducing Microtension
In the September 2014 issue of Writer’s Digest, Donald Maass has a short but interesting article on Building Microtension Into Every Scene. The article was a fast read, and full of useful information, but I’m not going to share all of it. I want to pick out a bit at the end and discuss what…
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Plotting a Great Mystery
Sorry I haven’t been around lately. I’m plotting a new mystery. I’m taking a quick break today to share something I found on Pinterest (yes, I wasted some of my plotting time with a visit to Pinterest–since I only spent five minutes there, I’m not feeling guilty at all). The pic said this: “To uncover…
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My Story is Boring
I think this is a problem most writer’s face. You get to that spot in the story where everything slows down and you’re certain it’s boring. What to do? I’m facing that problem today. One solution is to raise the stakes. There are at least five different kinds of stakes that I know of, and…
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An Interesting Character
I enjoy Pinterest for a bunch of reasons, and one of them is the humor. I find funny sayings, pictures, posters, quotes, you name it. Today I saw this photograph: It was easier to post the picture than try to explain a sandwich-board sign coated in chalkboard paint… or maybe not. I don’t know…
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Writing Prompts
Over on Pinterest, interesting writing prompts pop up once in a while on my feed. One especially interesting one caught my attention, so I followed the link. It’s called Reddit Writing Prompts. Go check it out, I’ll wait for you. The one that jumped out at me on Pinterest is this: > On your…
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