Tag: fantasy
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LIVING BLOG POST: The Similarities Between The Sword of Shannara and The Lord of the Rings
***LIVING BLOG POST: Hello all. I am VERY busy these days. Hence, a “living” blog post. Like all living documents, a “living blog post” is currently a Work in Progress, and can be added to and adjusted at any time, when time allows. In the case of this topic, I found myself absolutely deluged by…
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DEFINITIVE LINGUISTIC PROOF THAT RIVENDELL IS SWITZERLAND?
Mae govannen, mellon! So, earlier this morning I was working on some writing/world-building and was doing some research on snowy mountain villages. I had remembered some shots of the Swiss Alpine village from the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, and thought I’d find out where the movie was filmed. Such googling brought…
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So, I Was Messing Around With Book Cover Ideas. . .
What makes a great book cover? I go over current trends in my particular genre, and then try out one myself.
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Debut Novel Editing Update – January 25, 2014
*written very late, posted later during regular human hours* Hey there everyone, how are you all doing? I was just laying in bed, yawning my ass off and flipping through a draft of my debut novel when the genius idea to write a novel editing update came to me. Inspiration sure does have a way…
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“Dragonworld” by Byron Preiss and Michael Reaves Book Review
***Originally posted on my old blog on October 25, 2009*** While at a thrift store one Saturday with a friend of mine, I perused the book section to see what they had in stock. I was somewhat surprised to find that they had no interesting books, since there is usually a gem or two in…
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