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.
Tag: plot
Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/news/1037
MAJOR NEWS!!!
Publish America will no longer be handling Maldene. Stay tuned for more as things develop. (the Vault will be opening soon…)
Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/news/1017
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 …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/news/980
Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/news/940
Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/writing-tips/938
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.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/news/922
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 …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/plot-talk/888
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!
Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/news/860
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
Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/news/792
Writing Tips: Designing Aliens and Monsters
Every good SF or Fantasy story needs its monsters or aliens, but it is not enough to simply slap together something ugly and then drop it in front of the characters. To make your story believable in any setting, the monsters must feel as real as everything else. First off, the creature has to make …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.maldene.com/writing-tips/746