Category Archives: fantasy novels

POSSIBLE PITFALLS OF DEEP POINT OF VIEW

Posted on April 6, 2019 by

A lot has been written about deep point of view, the technique in fiction writing in which a scene, a chapter, or at times an entire novel is written entirely in the point of view of a single character. What … Continue reading →

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What Is the Theme?

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

Authors have many different ways to begin their work. There is no right or wrong way; every writer must find the way that works best for him or her, and that way will probably vary from time to time. A … Continue reading →

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The Value of Critiquing Partners

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

Today I want to talk about the advantages of having a critiquing partner. When you are professionally published, you have an editor who reviews your content and tells you what works and what doesn’t and what should be removed or … Continue reading →

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Chronological Order Vs. Publication Order

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

When I wrote A School for Sorcery, I did not envision it as being part of a series. By the time I finally got an agent for it and got it accepted for publication several years had passed since its … Continue reading →

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Book Launch Soon to Come

Posted on June 15, 2018 by

My newest novel, The Twisted Towers, an epic fantasy, will be launching soon.  I’m planning an online launch party, and all my blog followers are invited. I want to welcome those of you who have signed up recently to follow … Continue reading →

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What I Do All Day

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

I retired from teaching many years ago. Shortly before I retired I was getting my hair done in the beauty parlor and commenting to the beautician about how wonderful it would feel to retire. A woman who happened to be … Continue reading →

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Mythic Fantasy? What’s That?

Posted on November 11, 2017 by

I posted on my Facebook author’s page a notice that I was temporarily removing the paperback version of Deathright from circulation in order to make some minor changes. The changes mostly have to do with formatting and do not represent … Continue reading →

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Not a Harry Potter Knockoff

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

My novel A School for Sorcery was published in hard cover in 2002 and came out in trade paperback as part of Tor’s Starscape series of fantasy and science fiction novels for teens in August 2003. Given those publication dates, … Continue reading →

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Description Conundrum

Posted on April 9, 2017 by

Today’s blog raises a question I don’t have an answer for: How much description is too much, and how little description is too little?  When I write, I tend to be spare in regard to description. I think it’s largely … Continue reading →

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On Writing Across Genres

Posted on March 19, 2017 by

Cross-genre works have become increasingly popular in recent years. They’ve always been around; they aren’t a new phenomenon. However, in the past it often proved difficult to get a cross-genre work published. That was not due to any fault in … Continue reading →

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