In the course of writing a fantasy or science fiction story, the subject of alien cultures inevitably raises its head. The reader expects them and so as the writer it is your job to design some good ones. So, where to start? How do I design a culture that is alien enough and that the …
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It’s Official!
Well, it’s official. Publish America will no longer handle Maldene. Instead, independent publisher Vault of Knowledge will take over Maldene publication. So, new cover, new publisher, and new ISBN and ordering info. Stay tuned as new details continue to develop.
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MAJOR NEWS!!!
Publish America will no longer be handling Maldene. Stay tuned for more as things develop. (the Vault will be opening soon…)
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The New Cover Is FINISHED!!!
Yes True Believers (Whoops, Stan Lee has that one)… I mean, okay Kids (No, Letterman owns that one)… Okay, how’s about… Okay all you Fantasy Fans, this is it. The new cover for Maldene Volume I is FINISHED! Great praises go out to Sasha and Diego (you’ll find a link to them on the front …
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I’ve been blogged… by Jessica Knauss
I was just interviewed for the blog site “Jessica Knauss, Famous Writer”. You can read Jessica’s interview of me over at http://jessicaknauss.blogspot.com/2012/06/interview-with-mark-tierno-author-of.html. You might just find it a little bit of fun.
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Plot Talk: Language on Maldene
I have made posts before regarding designing a language for your fictional world, so now is the time for a concrete example, in the form of my own. Yes, Maldene has a dictionary, and even an alphabet. You can download the font file for the alphabet in the Downloads section of www.maldene.com, but for the …
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Maldene: Chapter One audio
Yes, I’ve finally done it. Now you can actually listen to me read the Chapter 1 teaser of Maldene. The audio is posted on the bottom of the Story Page, or just go directly over to Here. Enjoy the listen!
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I’ve Been Interviewed On Skype
A couple days ago I was interviewed by Kaamil Garyson of Sinister Prose, and even better it was a full video call via Skype! You can view the whole thing direct on YouTube right Here, or view the embed which should (hopefully) appear below. You can also check it out on his blog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCMlW3eQxAQ
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