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Still Writing – Vesuvius and Hephaestus
Vesuvius is a volcano located in Italy, nearly six miles east of Naples (Parthenope). Steeped in culture and rich in history, there are literally thousands of legends and myths that… Read more
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The Velez / de Alava Family Tree
As stated in Chapter 10 of The Crystal Crux : Betrayal, “Pero de Alava was the bastard child of Blassilo Velez.” Truth be told, all of Blassilo’s children are bastards… Read more
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Another Two Year Anniversary
I recently wrote a post highlighting the 2nd anniversary of my YA edition of The Crystal Crux – The First Three Days. Today I celebrate the second anniversary of releasing… Read more
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TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Two years ago today, I released The Crystal Crux : The First Three Days. The book is a YA adaptation of the first two books in The Crystal Crux series… Read more
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Walking The Bridge Of Indifference And Animus To Reach The Land Of Constructive Criticism
As a self-published author, I routinely join groups where other self-published authors help each other by reviewing one another’s work. In the past two weeks, I’ve have been in the… Read more
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BETRAYAL is 3 years old
The boy inhales a deep breath of the pine scented air and straightens up. He grips the crystal. “It’s mine!” He opens his hand and peers his light blue eyes… Read more
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Penafiel Castle
“With Blassilo, Pero learned to soldier. Pinna Fidelis, Penafiel Castle, was the whole world to the knights of this region. It was a mammoth landlocked, stone-framed, ship-like edifice built on… Read more
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Temporary – Only .99 Cents Through Smashwords
A year late, the third book in The Crystal Crux series, Cold Knight, finally went live today everywhere books are sold. It had only been available through Amazon but that… Read more
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WIP Work In Progress
Now that the holidays are over, I’m diving back into my current writing project and found I am not happy with some of the material in the middle, so I’m… Read more
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