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Update December 2013

Just thought I’d update any followers out there about what’s going on in the world of Maldene First off my artists- Sasha and Diego- are hard at work on the new Volume 2 cover. Being as Volume 2 is the second half of the first novel, the cover will have some major similarities with the …

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Characters of Maldene: Shong

Young, reserved, and with the most innate skill with the sword of anyone around, Shong is also friend and fighting buddy to Bronto. Between Bronto’s massive strength and Shong’s hyper precision with the blade, there is nothing this duo can’t stand up against. More than just a normal swordsman, Shong is also part acrobat. He’s …

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Characters of Maldene: Lindel

One of the secondary characters in our main group is an elf named Lindel. With the bow he is unsurpassed, able to hit just about anything that he can see. That would be normal enough for a fantasy world elven archer on steroids, but Maldene has a bit of the real world in it. Like …

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Another New Blog Interview Posted

Hey there gang, a while back I had a blog interview for someone then forgot about it. well, guess what’s getting posted? Jill Mettendorf interviews me Here at Real Answers Real Authors. So give it a read then let me know what you think below.

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Maldene Status Update

Well, I know I’ve not been doing too many articles for the web site of late, but that’s only because it’s Halloween season and I’ve been getting my annual haunted house ready. That takes a few weeks of late. But I promise that after my annual haunting that I will be back with more content. …

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I’ve been interviewed on the Bobby Buck show

Blogger and local talent promoter Bobby Buck recently interviewed me foe his online show. well, the interview is up and running. How does it look? Just take a look for yourself…

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I’ve been guest-blogged.

Well, I’ve had a chance to guest post on A Writer’s Tale, a site run by one Scarlet Van Dyk who is a pretty blond that sadly does not even live on the same continent as myself. At any rate, it’s a blog devoted to tips for writers so I gave her a few: my …

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Maldene Behind The Scenes: The Alphabet

The world not only has its own language but its own alphabet as well. Completely alien characters that do not always match up exactly to corresponding English equivalents. For one thing, it’s entirely phonetic. There is no long and short version of the same vowel, but a different letter for each. Different sound means different …

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New Black And White Maldene World Map!

Yes, I did some tinkering, some stitching together, cleaning up, and little additions here and there, and the result is the brand new Maldene World Map, black and white version, now available under Downloads for Registered Users (only). No more Left and Right halves like in the book for my fans, this is the whole …

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Volume 2 Cover Update

Well, fresh in from the artists is a little update of the in-progress cover for Maldene Volume 2. Now, obviously since Volume 2 is the second half of the same novel, the cover is going to be somewhat similar. Since the second half of this first book revolves around a certain set of old ruins, …

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