Every good epic has its villain, and for Maldene this is Miro (pronounced MY-RO). His origins unknown, his power undeniable, he is the most evil, most feared being on Maldene… or perhaps any other world. Power enough to conquer the world, and yet he has not, though his appearances throughout History have demonstrated his desire …
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Guest Post: Epic Fantasy And Modern Mythmaking by Jeff Shanley
As part of a virtual fantasy writer tour, author Jeff Shanley has written up a guest post for my blog. He voices a few thoughts similar to the process behind my own creation of Maldene. So read on, then afterwards go to his site and read some more. Jeff’s Blog site: The Mavonduri Trilogy Official …
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I guest posted on Peter Pollak’s Blog
Author Peter Pollak (yes, the same one I just interviewed) invited me to guest blog at his site, and so I have. Go to www.petergpollak.com/category/blog/ to read it.
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Characters of Maldene: Bronto
Every story needs its strong man, and for Maldene, Bronto is it. A normal enough Human but for two shining attributes. The strength of an ogre and strong enough in combat, yet he would just as readily prefer to win a battle by way of a tavern and a good stout mug. Spend the day …
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Writing Tips: Magic In Your World
Fantasy worlds have one standard prerequisite: Magic. But, how does a writer use it in his story? Is it enough to simply have the wizard do whatever needs to be done and all the writer has to do is shrug and say “It’s magic” when asked how? Everything needs a logic, it’s own internal consistency, …
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Places on Maldene: The Sea Of A Thousand Islands
The name pretty much says it all. A vast sea south f the Great Whirlpool, with the massive continent of My-Thov on the west and the Lamicas on the East, the Sea of a Thousand Islands is so named because of the vast number of islands within it- said to be at least a thousand …
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Characters of Maldene: Po-Adar
A mad wizard, of whom one day Lord Chaos himself will say “That guy’s completely nuts!”, Po-Adar turns insanity into a fine artform. Shunned by nearly all races, and ugly enough that when he pulls away his hood the sight is considered an attack mode, he is nonetheless a powerful and knowledgeable wizard and one …
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Character Talk- Blag-ak
One of the secondary characters of Maldene, Blag-ak is a ten-foot tall ogre whose intelligence is about equal to his shoe size. Never able to string more than four words together at a time, he can be, nevertheless, a valuable asset in combat… as long as you know how to keep him aimed in the …
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Places On Maldene: The Farlands
Nearly a running gag throughout the series, the Farlands is aptly named. Its only natives are those whose ancestors landed there by way of being shipwrecked with no way off this little continent. Something like a crossbow would be considered a major artifact, and a single goblin holding one would be considered the local warlord …
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Writing Tips: Creating Your Own Language
February 27, 2012
February 27, 2012
In the world of Fantasy and Science Fiction, one will often have a variety of alien races and cultures. Naturally, not all of such races know how to speak English (or any other Earthly language for that matter), which raises the question, should the author create a language of his own for some of these …
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