Tag: Mark Anthony Tierno

How to Write Like Me

  Someone recently asked how he could write like me; not the first time that question has come up. I soon realized that the response I gave might make for a good article, so here we are and away we go. I leaned to write by learning how to read and letting all my years …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/writing-tips/7598

A Couple of Characters out of Cyberdawn: Beginnings

Okay, so now for a bit more about some of the characters of “Cyberdawn: Beginnings”. First off, know that this novel is definitelty cross-genre, which I love doing. You will see elements of fantasy and magic, supernatural creatures that are the reason why the world needs to develop the first generation of cyber-weaponry; for without …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/cyberdawn/6882

A Brief Tour of Maldene

Welcome to Maldene, that world situated “in the center of Space, at the Doorway to Time, on the precipice of Fate.” You’re here for the tour; we’ll just be covering the highlights today, but as a precaution keep all limbs inside the transit bubble. First we have Tedelnosho, aka The Great Whirlpool, or if you …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/plot-talk/6770

Writing Characters Of Faith In A Story

Nowadays if you have a character in a story that’s supposed to be a person of faith, even a priest– especially a priest– it seems as if the result is always some guy constantly quoting scripture as if he swallowed a Bible.  This has the character falling into a couple of standardized pigeonholes. The first …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/news/6738

The Stories Of Homer

Everyone’s heard of Homer.  No, not the Simpsons guy, the ancient Greek writer guy.  The one that wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey.  It is said that he also wrote numerous other works that were lost when the Library of Alexandria was burned to the ground.  But I don’t think they were lost, just his …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/uncategorized/6514

Ghostwriting Services

    Welcome to my ghostwriting page! I am a seasoned storyteller, and though I have ghostwritten quite a wide range of nonfiction works (including books for professionals, businesses, relationship specialists, leadership books, and so forth), my particular specialties concern Fantasy, Science-Fiction, and real-world biographies or personal stories. I put emotions on the page and …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/ghostwritingservices

My Influences As An Author

Many an author is asked who their influences are, which other writers of old made their marks upon their souls, and if they’re like me that is not a simple question to answer.  In my case I was quite the avid reader as a kid, and much of what I read stewed around in my …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/uncategorized/6051

A Tourist’s Guide To Maldene

  Maldene is a fantastic world of magic, mystery, and strange science, but can perhaps be a little dangerous for the uninitiated tourist.  Consider this, then, your tourist’s guide to some of the highlights of the world of Maldene.  Remember, you have now been warned. Tedelnosho:  The first thing you’ll see as you come down …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/uncategorized/5913

Don’t Be Afraid To Go Big; Just Be Careful How You Do It

There are a lot of Grand Epics in books, movies, and comics, the trick is to design them in such a way as to make them real to the reader.  Believable enough within its own context to get the reader or viewer emotionally involved.  Comic books have plenty of epic spectacle, but some of their …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/uncategorized/5894

Behold the Maldene Globe!

I decided to do some geeky tinkering lately and wondered if there was a way to turn my flat 2D Maldene map into a globe.  Turns out there is, and animate it as well.  My first draft I found a couple of flaws on my map (that date back to just after I fiddled with …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/uncategorized/5864

Load more

A world beyond time... an adventure beyond imagining Order Maldene
Hello. Add your message here.