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Finding the Right Readers
As we prepare to launch the sixth novel in our series, it occurred to me that our stories are somewhat unique within the wider Urban Fantasy genre. That’s not necessarily a good thing. Unique means “different” which appeals to a lot of readers who get weary with the “same old” stories regurgitated half a bazillion…
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New Bonus: Map of Aedynar
I’m a bit of a map nerd (he said proudly), and I just love creating worlds. World building is easily my favorite part of storytelling. I spend untold numbers of hours (weeks, really) researching geography, history, animal and plant evolution, and mythological origin stories, all so I can create our own. We refer to Aedynar…
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Who Will be the Voice of Ember Wright?
Audiobook production of our novels has been on the ol’ To Do list for a while. Like everything we procrastinate on, eventually it gets tended to! We’d like your help making the decision: who will be the voice of our Ascending Mage series? We asked a selection of talented voice actors to read a sample…
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Emotional Intensity for Ascending Mage 4: Nothing Broken
The Ascending Mage series has many subplots and characters. We use spreadsheets to outline and keep our descriptions consistent while keeping the overall story arc on target. One of the aspects we track for each book is what we like to call the “Emotional Intensity” of each chapter. It’s subjective, but allows us to ensure…