Writing an epic story takes a lot of planning, and by epic I’m talking something that spans multiple novels, has scenes that take place all over the world in question (or even on multiple worlds, where applicable), and has more than one major event taking place at the same time. Telling such a story requires …
Tag: SF
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Maldene On The Cover Of Rhythmic Lounge
Okay, so everyone has to start somewhere, right? Well, looks like I finally found that Somewhere because an online Magazine called The Rhythmic Lounge has me featured as- get this- THE COVER STORY! Yes, my book cover is there issue cover. To read their article- and the issue it’s in, just go to their site:
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Michael Hebler Interview
Today I interviewed Michael Hebler, author of Night Of the Chupacabra. A fun talk about a book of horror, a children’s book, and some apparent commonalities amongst us writers. Give a listen to this fun interview on the Author Talk Audio Page then look up his Facebook Fan Page at
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What Defines Epic Fantasy
Recently I saw a discussion online asking what makes Epic Fantasy. Of course I posted my onw opinion- being the author of something that is easily considered epic in scope- and one or two of the responses seemed a bit… limiting. One answer was along the lines of basing Epic Fantasy very strictly on Tolkein, …
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Inspector Flaatphut
In between writing the big Maldene books, I also write the occasional Inspector Flaatphut story. What I call Beer and Pretzels story telling, it’s my way of having a little bit of fun. A detective Noir set in the future, and populated with a few uplifted furries, the first in this series is now available …
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Writing Tips: Passion In Your Writing
No matter what type of story, book, genre, or subject you wish to write about, be it short story, epic series, or self-help book, above and beyond ALL other good tips for writing, there is one piece of advice that rules them all, and that is Passion. You MUST have passion in your writing. So, …
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Writing Tips: Designing An Alien Culture
In the course of writing a fantasy or science fiction story, the subject of alien cultures inevitably raises its head. The reader expects them and so as the writer it is your job to design some good ones. So, where to start? How do I design a culture that is alien enough and that the …
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It’s Official!
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.
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MAJOR NEWS!!!
Publish America will no longer be handling Maldene. Stay tuned for more as things develop. (the Vault will be opening soon…)
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I’ve been Interviewed on BLog Talk Radio!
If you go to THis Site you can listen to Dianne Ojar-Ali interviewing me on her show. She’s out of Toronto Canada and was a great interviewer. So go give it a listen then go to her own site at http://www.dianneojarali.com.
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