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World Builders — Jamison Stone

Welcome to another World Builders! Today, I’m super excited to welcome Jamison Stone, world builder extraordinaire. Jamison is the Director and Lead Writer of Apotheosis Studios. In addition to his professional career, Jamison is also a Trustee, Committee Chair, and … Continue reading

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World Builders — Katie Miller

Welcome to another installment of World Builders! Today, I welcome Katie Miller, another fellow Inkshares fantasy author who was excited to share about her process. Katie Miller has been creating stories ever since she can remember. At six she wrote … Continue reading

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World Builders — K.E. Madsen

Welcome to another installment in my new World Builders series! I’m excited to now offer this series Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of every week until the end of September, in an effort to spotlight some of the great talent in … Continue reading

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World Builders — Rick Heinz

Welcome to another installment in the World Builders series, where I connect with fantasy, and occasionally other speculative fiction authors to explore the process of creating a believable and immersive imaginary world. Today I continue with the special segment of … Continue reading

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World Builders — C. Brennecke

Welcome to the third installment in my new World Builders series, where I explore the process of creating a believable and immersive imaginary world. Over the next several months, I will be connecting with fantasy authors and asking them to … Continue reading

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World Builders — Lizette Clarke

Welcome to the second installment in my new World Builders series, where I’ll be exploring the aspect I love most about epic fantasy: the process of creating a believable and immersive imaginary world. Over the next several months, I will … 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

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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 Builders — Fantasy Author Randy Ellefson

Welcome to the first installment in my new World Builders series, where I’ll be exploring the aspect I love most about epic fantasy: the process of creating a believable and immersive imaginary world. Over the next several months, I will … 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

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