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Madam Spew – Chapter 1 – The Swamp Lords Chronicles
Chapter 1. The Quest Acolyte Spew waddled across the muck floor of the hovel, a bone stiletto jutting tooth-like from her fist. “Forever don’t always […]
Sandbox vs. Railroad: Some Thoughts on World Building
I’ve been a world builder for about thirty years now. I started when I was around nine or ten. I’m not exactly sure. My first […]
Science in Science Fiction
There are people out there who will pick apart every little science factoid included in your story. They do it with Star Wars and Star […]
Review of ‘The Black Company’ by Glen Cook
I’m not sure how I missed ‘The Black Company’ for the forty-one years of my life. It’s a fantasy novel that was published in 1984. […]
Making Characters Interesting
What’s worse than a soggy sandwich? No sandwich at all. Bland characters will drive readers away in droves. To keep our readers we need to […]
Review of ‘Kings of the Wyld’ by Nicholas Eames
‘Kings of the Wyld’ by Nicholas Eames Sometimes when reviewing a book, I tend to get lost in minutiae and overthink things. What did the […]
Shedding some Light on Grimdark
So, apparently, grimdark is a thing. I read it. I watch it. I even write in the genre but have remained ignorant of the term […]
Where to Start
Part of writing a good story or novel is capturing the reader at the beginning. There are a variety of different approaches but they must […]