Updates every Sunday, and sometimes Wednesday.

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The Old Powers

The Old Powers of Galhadria and the history of the Sundering.

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Writing an Effective Villain

Why you should give as much, or more, consideration to the villains in your story.

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Happy 2nd Birthday to Songbird!

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Some perspective on point of view.

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Why making your protagonist likable is so essential.

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Tiff talks about depression.

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Rooting out all evils and cutting the head off the snake.

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Some thoughts on including violence in your writing.

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Considering the macro level events in world building.

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A review of a Kickstarter project I received recently: League of the Lexicon

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Why do reviews matter?

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Inspiration for Fantasy Foodstuffs.

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What are SMART goals and why do they matter?

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Updates for the new year!

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Blacksteel Press is taking a holiday! We’ll see you in 2023.

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Chapter Header Illustration for Dustin’s novel.