I'm pleased to talk about the favorite book I've written of the four so far, Huntsmaster City! This is the sequel to The Dancing Crow & Red Viper, where all of those character interactions come together for a glorious finale. This book also introduces magical training and mythical monsters like the hydra. I think the…
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Genre Blending: How I blend Fantasy & Sci-fi in my works
Image credit here! I am someone who adores fantasy and never really thought of myself as a sci-fi author, but the truth is, I'm both. As seen in Deep Dive on Sci-fi, people commonly think of aliens, space, and innovation when it comes to the genre. My series doesn't have any space theme, really, but…
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Books with a BITE: “The Lost” by Joe R Moya (Book Blog Post)
Today I'll be talking about The Lost by Joe Moya. Visit the author's twitter here. My review can be found here. Honestly, some books are a miss for me, and this would be one of them. However, I want vampire lovers here to be informed of one important detail: I do not like traditional vampire…
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Make your readers SCREAM! Describing the sounds of HORROR – Auditory description ideas
Image credit here! WARNING! THIS ARTICLE HAS HORROR CONTENT SUCH AS SCARY NOISES AND GORE! One thing that's particularly hard to capture in writing is sound. Visual stimuli is the easiest, in my personal opinion, as you can describe color, texture, and movement. The sense of touch seems a bit more straightforward as well. Sound,…
DEEP DIVE: Vampires! What does Twitter think about them? What are some ongoing debates?
This art piece of my character Jasper is by Gynesis! Hey everyone! Today's deep dive subject is regarding some of my favorite humanoid monsters, vampires. As a vampire author, these dark concepts mean a lot to me, and I have my own version of them as well. I'll be discussing what creatives on Twitter think…
The Light isn’t pure, and it isn’t perfect. In fact…. it can be pure evil. Let me introduce you to “White Torture”.
https://youtu.be/ujS1iEYAlZM A common trope in fantasy is unfortunately that the light represents only goodness, or even worse, purity (a notion that does not exist and is toxic in itself. Unless you're talking about science.) The sun on a warm summer day can burn you. Light too bright can blind you or allow an enemy to…
BOOKS WITH A BITE: Whitney Hill’s “Secrets and Truths” (Book Blog Post!)
See information about this blog here! Today's Feature: Secrets & Truths by Whitney Hill Can we talk about how gorgeous this cover is for a moment, though? Look at Lya's style. Look at her expression. She is absolutely gorgeous, and the aesthetics are on point for the genre. Like most books by Whitney Hill, I…
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Books with a BITE: Vampire Book Blog by Des M. Astor; Information here!
Used my books here since they are primarily focused around vampires as an example! Hey there folks! I've decided to start a book blog of a very specific kind, one that falls into my tastes. This book blog will be about books centered around vampires, and I will talk about the book itself along with…
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A Revival of Desastr Narrations: Some Narrated Short Stories for you!
Hey folks! This is a short blog post regarding my narrations. I have been practicing narrating stories, and have done some of my own for this post. This is something you could listen to in the background if you like my voice. I do a variety of stories on my youtube channel and will be…
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How Gaming Helped Shape My Writing
A screenshot of an early version of my Death Knight in World of Warcraft Greetings folks! Inspiration for writing comes from many avenues, and today I wanted to talk about the impact gaming had on my writing. I've brought this up with roleplay in the past, which had a huge impact on my writing. I…
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