Quotes: The Birth of Empire

This is my third article on the quotes that begin each chapter of “Tears from Iron.”  You can find the other two articles here: Concerning Chapter Quotes Quotes: Memories of…

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Behind the Pages: Vitarria

It’s been a while since I last wrote a “Behind the Pages.”  This stems, in part, from a desire for variety but also from my increased focus on the characters…

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Families & Fantasy

There is a dearth of families in fantasy.  There are, of course, exceptions, but most of these are where said families and/or children are important to plot, character, or theme. …

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Wrestling with Writer’s Block

Though it may not be self-evident, this article is a continuation of the last article’s discussion on the journey versus the destination of story writing.  Along that vein, I’ve been…

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Cities of the Kayrstaran Empire

Having spent the past couple articles talking about general writing themes, I thought it might be time to return again to the world of “Tears from Iron” and the empire…

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On Description and Story

This is the first of two articles prompted by related ideas on description: setting and character. For both, I believe the best general approach is somewhere along the lines of…

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