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Expanding to Substack and YouTube

  • Post published:October 7, 2024
  • Post category:Lore/My Journey/News/On Fantasy/On Isfalinis/On Writing

I apologize for several years of silence on this blog.  The purpose was to ensure my primary focus was on completing my next series of books and the months of…

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Who We Were

  • Post published:April 23, 2021
  • Post category:Lore/My Journey/On Isfalinis

I was recently looking through some of my old materials for inspiration and found one that might be interesting to share.  I’ve mentioned in previous articles that my original plan…

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Matters of Perspective

  • Post published:March 20, 2021
  • Post category:On Fantasy/On Isfalinis

As I contemplated an article for this week (all my current ideas having failed to garner any inspiration), I got to thinking about legacies.  Although the events of the past…

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Talikae – The Breath upon the Blade

  • Post published:February 26, 2021
  • Post category:My Journey/On Isfalinis/On Writing

In the previous article, we looked at how Talikae, though she began as a fleeting character upon the page, rose to play a significant part in the arcs of the…

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The Unexpected Talikae

  • Post published:February 5, 2021
  • Post category:Lore/My Journey/On Isfalinis

I’ve heard about TV shows hiring an actor for a two-bit role that becomes more.  Perhaps it is just a line at first, maybe two, but in their brief moment…

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Tyranny of the One and the Many

  • Post published:January 14, 2021
  • Post category:My Journey/On Isfalinis

As the last act of “Tears from Iron” gains momentum into the climax, the Empress Kayrstana worries about the undercurrents of the Syraestari imperial court.  From these concerns, she makes…

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Stick Figures from Iron

  • Post published:December 23, 2020
  • Post category:My Journey/On Isfalinis

As Christmas fast approaches, this article will take on a lighter tone than recent ones.In one of my first articles, I commented on how I’ve always wished I could draw. …

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A Yearning for the Epic: Belarrin’s Path

  • Post published:December 4, 2020
  • Post category:On Fantasy/On Isfalinis/On Writing

**********WARNING! This article discusses core plot and theme ideas, including major spoilers of what occurs in the climax of the story.  I strongly encourage that you only continue reading this if…

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Blooms from Iron II

  • Post published:September 9, 2020
  • Post category:My Journey/On Isfalinis/On Writing

Last article, we looked at the role of smelting in “Tears from Iron.”  This time, we’re taking a step back to ask not only what smelting is, but why it…

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Blooms from Iron

  • Post published:August 27, 2020
  • Post category:On Isfalinis

The Kaliaer settlement at Nahirazith and, more specifically, its smelting camp, served as one of the major settings for “Tears from Iron.”  In the next two articles, we’ll be diving…

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