My preferred writing method is with a fountain pen and a nice lined journal. I have a few Metropolitan fountain pens that I love and a variety of inks. I try to use different color inks for different novels and worlds because it helps me since I write across so many novels at once. I...
Rescued, Elara returns to her life of privilege but she can’t forget the man who saved her life. The gulf between their places in the Five Systems is unbridgeable, no matter how much Kyden longs for even a glimpse of her in the arena audience. No matter how much she feels the pull ...
It's never too early to get your child hooked on the fantasy genre. Allow your child's imagination to run wild with these 12 best fantasy books.
In the future, a full-fledged version could be tasked with difficult or dangerous jobs, such as inspecting and repairing damaged infrastructure, installing new equipment in hard-to-reach places, or attending to natural disasters and industrial accidents. Eventually, a LEO-like robot could even tran...
“Seriously, why did i have to put my instruments up here of all places?” grunting Feyn shoved his way into the hidden space just beyond the ledge. The space was small but glowed with a natural light. The walls where made of Lumenglow a rare stone that filled the room with rays of...
When there is an epic quest unfolding, it can be tempting to use dialogue for info dumping. Don’t squeeze the whole history of your fictional world into one long-winded conversation your hero and the local innkeeper exchange over breakfast. Good high fantasy novels manage to balance descriptive...
(of whichHot Summer, Cold Murderis the first) caught my attention because they are set in Wichita in the 1950s; following up two non-fiction examinations of my adopted hometown’s history with Dold’s fictional treatment seemed natural. I was amused to discover that Roberts lived across the...
The cast of characters and how their names are spelled Their home town The places they go Every made-up word or name The page on which it first appears What it means What should go on a map?When your characters are traveling great distances, certain differences in the terrain will impede...
It’s a collection of fictional accounts narrated by an agent of the United Nations Postwar Commission, following the worldwide war against zombies. And it’s absolutely rife with plot twists and terrifyingly gripping moments that will have you on the edge of your seat. *** Want to listen ...
One of our favorite places to walk before my husband’s Parkinson’s limited his mobility wasMcLane Creek Nature Trail. The central feature of the reserve is the large beaver pond. While the trails that wind around the pond and through the woods are easy to walk for most, they aren’t ...