Tedelnosho is the Maldene name for The Great Whirlpool. Actually if you consult the dictionary in the back of the book, the literal translation is “really big hole in the water”. So, what’s the behind the scenes stuff on this? Well, first it WAs indeed inspired by our only Earthly bermuda Triangle, only I wanted …
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Cristina Istrati Interviews Me On Blog Hop
Recently Cristina Istrati interviewed me about myself and my book, Maldene as part of her Blog Hop event. What follows is the text of that interview. 1) What is the Title of your book? “Maldene: Volume One” It’s actually the first half of the first novel, “Maldene”, just divided into 2 volumes since it’s a …
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Erik Setser Interview Now Available
Today I interviewed Erik Setser, author of the Elder Blood Chronicles, and a mixed-genre fantasy writer after my own heart. A bit of a glitch about midway through when Erik’s phone died on him but he managed to call back in and finish the interview. Fun and informative, you can give it a listen over …
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Writing Tips: 3 Secrets to Writing Long Novels
There are a lot of tips and strategies that people suggest and use for doing what it takes to write an epic novel, but no matter what fine point or strategy one chooses, no matter what preference one tells you or secret one has for writing that book, it really comes down to three simply …
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Mark’s 10 (11) Tips For Story Writing
I finally found the file I’d created from whence I got these tips from, so rather than piecemeal them, here’s the whole list at once. Then in later posts I’ll get into some specifics for fantasy and SF worlds. These are my 10 basic tips for writing a good story. Be it novel or short …
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