Category: Writing
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Story timeline: When do these books happen, anyway?
Someone recently asked how the books in the Westkings Heist series line up with the books in the Snakesblood Saga, since they take place in the same world. Since it only takes a few minutes to explain, I decided to do so! Maybe later, I can make some cool graphics… Read the rest…
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To Steal the Crown cover reveal and the end of NaNoWriMo 2019
Here we are, on the first of December, and To Steal the Crown is done. Well, the first draft, anyway–it’s off to beta readers now, and editing will take place in January, well ahead of its release in late February. The last two days were a little hectic, since the… Read the rest…
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Using dice for writing books
Through the month of August, I shared some photos of my modest dice collection on social media. I never had an opportunity to gather dice like my friends; living where I did, there was absolutely nowhere to get them, and I’m a tactile person, so I like to see and… Read the rest…
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Free printable schedule stickers for authors
I saw some schedule stickers in colors I loved when I was out shopping, but they were for teachers, so the labels didn’t make sense for me. I made my own when I got home. I feel like I do better when I have everything on my calendar. I broke… Read the rest…
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More writing plans for 2019
In addition to all the plans and goals I shared last week, there was one other goal I wanted to mention. When I bought my planner, it came with one large pull-out sheet in the back, which included one line for each day of each month. I looked at it… Read the rest…
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Naming the cities
I’ve been working on my world a little at a time. One of the most annoyingly difficult things to do was name all the important cities. Though I turned to my favorite name generator for some assistance when I got stuck, there were a few things I wanted to accomplish… Read the rest…
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Magic items (Building a fantasy series, part four)
Magic items tend to be staples in most fantasy, and weirdly, they never played that big of a part in stories I’ve written before. There are a few important ones, but no epic quests that involve picking them up along the way, which means Spectrum Blade will be a little… Read the rest…
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