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The Goddess’s Choice, expanded edition
On Thursday, the release day of the expanded edition of The Goddess’s Choice will finally arrive. To celebrate, I will be offering the Kindle version for only $.99 on Thursday only. I will also be having a twitter party on … Continue reading →
The Goddess’s Choice, deleted scene
The Goddess’s Choice, expanded edition, will be released in a couple of weeks. To get you in the mood, below I’ve included a scene that I deleted from the final version of the novel. I like the scene quite a … Continue reading →
Making a Make Believe World Believable
Fantasy literature transports you from the mundane world into the strange and the magical. How does it do this? By making that world believable, in its setting, its use of magic, and in its characters. To transport you, the fantasy world must be … Continue reading →
Devorah Fox and Fan Fiction
The Sincerest Form of Flattery, a guest post by Devorah Fox “Fan fiction” is a term that describes stories about characters or settings written by fans of the original work rather than by the original creator. Fan fiction is rarely … Continue reading →
So You Want to Be a Writer
I was asked, “What made you want to become an author and do you feel it was the right decision?” The short answer to the question is that I was born a writer, and it was the only possible decision. … Continue reading →
Bossy Characters
I was asked whether I had any “side stories” about the characters is The Goddess’s Choice. A better question would be, did my characters have any stories about themselves that they insisted I write? As every novelist knows, a well … Continue reading →
Where did the Goddess Come from?
The expanded edition of The Goddess’s Choice will be released on June 15. To celebrate, let me tell you how it all began. The Goddess’s Choice, expanded edition Origin Story The Goddess’s Choice comes from deep within my childhood. My … Continue reading →
Jamie’s Five Rules of Magic
Sanderson’s First Law of Magics: An author’s ability to solve conflict with magic is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL to how well the reader understands said magic. Magic is at the heart of fantasy, so it’s important for an author to get the magic right. You may … Continue reading →
How to Write Fresh Dialogue
This week Cinthia Ritchie, author of Dolls Behaving Badly, gives us some hints on writing dialogue. Come back tomorrow for an excerpt from her work. Back in graduate school, the worst insult a writer could inflict on another was that … Continue reading →