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Old Legends and New Fables
Old Legends and New Fables
Book Cover: What If I'm A Merfolk?
What If I'm A Merfolk?
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  • Fun for Friday: Unreal Images

    This week, we’ve got some slightly surreal images involving roads for writing inspiration. The first image is a photograph taken through a pair of glasses. Where the glasses are present, the photo has some color, with blue sky and green grass on either side of a fairly worn roadway. Outside of the glasses, the sky

  • Cover Reveal and Pre-Order Available for Old Legends and New Fables

    Continuing on with my many publications in 2021, today I’m both revealing the cover for Old Legends and New Fables, and letting you know that it’s available for pre-order! This collection primarily collects poetry related to the mythology and other stories of a multitude of cultures, with a handful of stories. The gods of old have

  • TV Show Recommendation: The Owl House

    We’ve just recently finished watching the first season of The Owl House, and it’s a a delight! It’s definitely a cartoon that’s designed for kids and tweens, but it’s so utterly charming and, like many cartoons, has plenty of humor for adults as well. What I really love about this show is that the main character

  • “Fortissimo Possibile” in Heroes of Necessity

    “Fortissimo Possibile” was one of the two stories in Heroes of Necessity that was written to a specific prompt. In this case, the prompt was for stories that involved low-powered superheroes–the sort that some might consider to be heroes with “useless” powers. But no powers are “useless,” when it comes down to it. Leila’s power

  • Atmospheric Sensory Detail vs. Sensory Detail for Plot

    A lot of writing advice suggests that you need to load your writing with sensory details. However, other advice suggest that the only sensory details you include should be the ones with direct bearing on the plot. This article suggests a much more balanced approach–including enough sensory detail to establish the atmosphere, but also using

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