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  • September 28, 2025November 3, 2025
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Unleash the Dragons

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Writing Journey Part 7

I came up with the idea of “A Dark Horizon” in 2023 shortly after watching season one of House of the Dragon. I had been thinking about how there were things I would have done differently regarding the dragons. Then, after rewatching The Hobbit movies […]

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  • April 29, 2024October 29, 2025
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A Stormy Release

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Writing Journey Part 6

This year is going into my sixth year of self-publishing. I haven’t made it to where I want to be, but I feel like I’m finally getting my feet under me. I know what I want out of publishing and am ready to keep moving […]

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  • August 5, 2022October 24, 2025
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The Trials and Tribulations of Self-Publishing

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Writing Journey Part 5

Publishing one book was a dream come true. Then I began working on the second in the series. I already had forty-five pages written from a couple of years ago, so I had something to work with. The publishing process for “Reawakened Flames” was full […]

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  • September 6, 2020August 4, 2025
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My Second Self-Publishing Attempt

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Writing Journey Part 4

Once I decided to return to self-publishing, I took a hard look at my book. There was a lot that needed to be changed. I wish I had done everything more correctly the first time, but that’s the nature of self-publishing. When you are trying […]

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  • August 14, 2020August 3, 2025
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My Attempt at Traditional Publishing

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Writing Journey Part 3

I concluded that if I couldn’t get “Reawakened Flames” going with self-publishing, then maybe I had to publish it traditionally. I thought I wasn’t cut out to be a self-published author. So, I started learning about traditional publishing. I prepared a query and a synopsis. […]

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  • July 24, 2020August 2, 2025
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My First Self-Publishing Experiences

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Writing Journey Part 2

Early in 2018, as my life was consumed by health anxiety and depression, I had nightmares about the wierllings and the girl trapped on top of the tower. You can find a detailed account of the nightmares in “Reawakened Flames.” The dreams stuck with me, […]

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  • July 3, 2020August 2, 2025
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My First Writing Experiences

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Writing Journey Part 1

I wasn’t always sure what I wanted to be when I grew up, but I knew that I loved writing. I love books and good stories. It’s something I’m naturally drawn to. We had big pieces of computer paper at my house, and I used […]

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