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Month: June 2019

Posted on June 28, 2019June 16, 2019

The Power of the Outsider

I've noticed an interesting trend in my writing. Then I looked around and noticed that trend everywhere else too. It's so ubiquitous that I don't even notice it anymore. But it's so powerful that its very notion breeds curiosity. The outsider perspective. The outsider is the newcomer to a country seeing it through fresh eyes, …

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Posted on June 21, 2019June 21, 2019

Developing a Magic System, part 4: The Scope of Power

Magic can be many things. It can range from a flash of sparks as a battlefield signal to a single caster leveling the field. Both have their place. Personally, I lean toward the less is more approach. But that being said, sometimes the epic leveling of a battlefield is exactly what you're looking for. But …

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Posted on June 14, 2019June 7, 2019

The Art of Taking a Creative Break

I tend to be a very focused person. I find a project and that project consumes me. It drives me until I finish it, infuriating and inspiring me in equal parts through the process. Sometimes it leaves me so elated I feel like I'll never touch solid ground again. Other times, I feel like it's …

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Posted on June 7, 2019June 21, 2019

The Writing Prompt Project, part 8: THE GREEN KNIGHT

I liked this writing prompt. So many names immediately came to mind: Charon (I have other plans for you, sir…), Oedipus, Robin Hood. But one name I couldn't shake. I love this figure, and the complex role he plays in his mythos. He's been everything from a drunken churl to the height of chivalry. He's …

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I am a fantasy author living in Canada with my two beautiful (and energetic) children. I write from my own spiritual and personal journey, focusing on bringing fantasy elements into our day to day lives.

The Writing Prompt Project

Part 8: THE GREEN KNIGHT

Part 7: KARADREEN

Part 6: SADNESS, IN FOUR WORDS

Part 5: THE GIRL BENEATH THE BED

Part 4: AFTER

Part 3: CAMP WHITEPINE

Part 2: NOT QUITE A FORTNIGHT (...with zombies)

Part 1: KINDLING

Recent Posts

  • The Power of the Outsider
  • Developing a Magic System, part 4: The Scope of Power
  • The Art of Taking a Creative Break
  • The Writing Prompt Project, part 8: THE GREEN KNIGHT
  • Developing a Magic System, part 3: The Method of Manifesting
  • Finding your Next Project
  • World Building: The Politics
  • The Writing Prompt Project, part 7: KARADREEN
  • Storyboarding a Novel
  • Developing a Magic System, part 2: The Source of Power

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