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Category Archives: John’s blog
Dragons!
Happy 2016! I hope you all enjoyed the short stories from last month as we launched the Epic Fantasy Writer collaborative blogging endeavor. This month, we’re back to write about the meat and potatoes of fantasy: dragons. What better way … Continue reading
Blood Dawn’s near end
Blood Dawn was supposed to be done this weekend. I even went out to buy a bottle of Argentinian malbec to celebrate the end in sight. There were three chapters the write. The final Manwen chapter finished with a real … Continue reading
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Unveiled: exciting news and a future twist for this blog
Ever since my first post, I’ve known I’m not a blogger, but I didn’t want to get rid of this blog because I thought maybe if I persevered enough it might turn into something. It seems the thing to do … Continue reading
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World Builders — John Robin
Guess what? Today I thought I’d surprise those of you who have been following the World Builders series by … being my own guest. This is not based in narcissism. The reason I’ve chosen to jump in today is because … Continue reading
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A video trailer for Blood Dawn is out!
The title says it all, and here it is. Watch this video before you read any further. It’s only 2 minutes long. So, what do you think? If that video got you excited about Blood Dawn, then why not wander … Continue reading
I’m published!
Last June, I was approached by bestselling highland romance author, Ceci Giltenan (known for her Duncurra books), about contributing to a short story anthology that she was going to put together through Cridhe Works, LLC. It was a great opportunity … Continue reading
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World and story building with Scrivener: the evolution of a fantasy novel over a year
It’s now been one year since I started to explore the ideas that now have evolved into Blood Dawn, and what a year it’s been! I still remember last summer and early morning visits to one of my favorite local … Continue reading
World builders and a busy month writing
This last month has been so busy, between continued progress on Blood Dawn and the increasing complexity of balancing my evolving narrative and all the notes that go with it and editing projects. (I’ve edited six books in the last … Continue reading
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May 2015: A Novel Taking Shape and Anticipating the Mountains Beyond
I was excited last month to share a crowdfunding publishing opportunity with the traditional-Indie hybrid company, Inkshares, for what will be my debut novel, Blood Dawn. Here we are now into May and I’m beginning a series of countdowns each … Continue reading
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April 2015: Writing slow and the substance-structure paradox
Last month I talked about the great Author Accelerator program and how it’s changed my writing method for the better. This month I thought I’d follow up on a related aspect to being part of the program, namely, the benefit … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood Dawn, discovery writer, John Robin, outline writer, plotter versus pantser, writing methods
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