Category: Method and Madness
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World-Building in the Unholy Grail
Learn the vampire powers, weaknesses, and supernatural rules in the novel The Curse of the Unholy Grail. You’ll find several beloved supernatural tropes here, some hit with just enough cue-ball English to give them a proper, new spin. And how much of these carry over into the dhampir — the half-human, half-vampire — as she…
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Creatives and AI: Where I Stand
TL;DR — I promise my work is my work in The Curse of the Unholy Grail. Virtually no text from generative AI will appear in what I write, except the occasional molecule in the organism. But using AI can be enormously helpful … it’s like fire that way. Clever Friends: AI-Assisted Writers wouldn’t balk at…
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Effective Writing Guides for Crafting Fiction
Books on the craft of writing abound, as do lists for which are worth reading. As someone new to the craft, someone from tech, these books inspired me.
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Catchy Turns of Phrase
Vivid imagery, simile, and metaphor turned into a witty turn-of-phrase, that to me is what gives fiction its savory flavor. In expertly measured dashes.