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Languages in Historical Fiction
When I began writing THE CRYSTAL CRUX as a young man, I really didn’t think about the entirety of what it was I was trying to do. I thought I… Read more
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Updating Information
Just a few words to remind everyone that I’m still shooting for a Fall release of the second novel in THE CRYSTAL CRUX series titled BLUE GROTTO. I was hoping… Read more
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Epic Fantasy Article
Recently I was invited to write an article about writing epic fantasy for a fellow author’s blog. I want to thank Christopher Patterson for that invitation and urge everyone to… Read more
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A Couple Updates
While I’m busy working on Book Two of THE CRYSTAL CRUX series – Blue Grotto – I have a couple other irons in the fire. First off, the second book… Read more
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First Video Book Read
Okay, it’s just a short, two paragraph read from my first novel, The Crystal Crux – Betrayal, but it is something. I was experimenting with Photoshop Movie Maker and threw… Read more
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Jack Of All Trades
Thorough – Being all that is needed; complete. Doing all that should be done and slighting nothing; painstaking. Epic fantasy tales can often be very liberal on the hows, whens… Read more
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Epic Control
“J.R.R. Tolkien, the near-universally hailed father of modern epic fantasy, crafted his magnum opus, The Lord of the Rings, to explore the forces of creation as he saw them: God… Read more
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Quick Update
I’ve personally had a busy summer. My wife and I took in two extra grandkids for a few months. They just went back home this week so I’m getting my… Read more
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YA Follow Up
I just want to let everyone know that I’m getting some genuinely good reviews back on the YA edition of THE CRYSTAL CRUX – BETRAYAL. It is exactly the same… Read more
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Christianity and Adult Fantasy
2Samuel 11:2-5 ‘And it came to pass in the eveningtide, that David … saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. And David sent… Read more
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