As a writer, it is my great pleasure to review the novel of a fellow local author. Cedric the Demonic Knight is a story that weaves an assortment of fantastic myths and mythology into a pretty spectacular Fantasy Kitchen Sink. For those unfamiliar with such a term, it basically means that think of a creature or idea that
Writing and I have had a fairly symbiotic relationship since I was very young. I am one of those weird children who enjoyed writing far more than reading at first. I discovered as I grew older that the reason behind this was as a result of me being both bored and disillusioned by what I was forced to read
As I am in a waiting period between new books to appear, I am looking for something to read in the meantime and blog about. There are many books out there, but I want to give people that view this post a chance to interact with me and help me decide. Once I have been helped in choosing a
While it has carved out a niche for this blog on Tuesday, this post has been long in the making and is the sister of one I wrote almost a month ago. While that one focused on fantastic heroines to aspire to be, this article will focus on some of the best female villains to secretly want to emulate. Many
Following my new method for writing, I am assigning specific days for specific types of writing. Tuesdays will be focused on analysis of some aspect of fiction. This will be a rather open ended and sometimes unusual post. Fiction has an overwhelming amount of aspects to explore. In addition, there are an astounding number of different mediums that fiction
The Demon Lord reigns Lurking in the deep shadows Malignant Purpose Akulus, Mind Wipe Serves the Empire freely Seeks the Demons end Alleria, Pain Biology, Chemistry The preferred weapons Solektrin Archer Gentlemanly, humor him Cursed Bow, Deadly shots Golan Chessmaster Extreme Nationalism Never Surrenders Lucillia, Cult Master of the Oracles Magic Prodigy Evesta the one Almost a physical G-d None
Orsas the Hero Cursed Blade Dark Magic User Saves world from itself Erben the young kid Doesn’t want to do the work But fate does not care Arken the loyal Implausible weapon size Fiery Spirit Cajbo, Ruffian No idealism here Only self service. Vadis the Divine Seeks to destroy the Undead Friends with Vampires Obaris
I constantly see complaints on the internet about the lack of Female Characters that are constructed well, especially within the context of the Fantasy Science Fiction Genre. Today, I will be bringing to light characters that are when the writer(s) break these stereotypes and create satisfying characters that happen to be women too. First, I should point out what I
Brass gives them power Dampening all emotions The Soother brings Peace Copper hides magic Masking the other powers A Smoker protects Tin heightens senses Detection overwhelming A Tineye watches Bronze grants detection They search for Magic usage Seekers hunt recruits Iron pulls metal Flying in the air, freedom Lurchers disarm foes Steel pushes metal Flying is falling with style
I finally made a return to Megacon Orlando this year. And while my costume was pretty lacking, (lame Sith Inquisitor Costume) I got a chance to take photos with plenty of Cos-players that did characters justice. Some of my favorites were: (Yes that hideous man in the dark robes is me) Edea (Final Fantasy 8) Zero/Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)