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This is a piece I wrote over a decade ago. I rediscovered it recently and it made me chuckle. Is it my best work? Probably not. Do I think it's a good starting point for more stories in this vein? Absolutely. In any case, I hope you enjoy it! A Dragon’s Guide for First-time Owners In order to get a dragon as a pet, you need a couple of things first. You need to have the space for a dragon. A run-of-the-mill, ordinary, suburban house doesn’t usually cut it. It may work for a b

Life is rarely linear. What do I mean by that? The events that make up our day to day rarely flow seamlessly together with our priorities, expectations, and dreams. I don’t mean to imply that life is always contrary to what we want, but something will inevitably occur to challenge our plans. Whether it’s a particularly busy season at work, the birth of a new child, family drama, or any number of other situations, something often needs to drop on the priority list. Unfortunate

Cross-cultural interaction in fantasy is often handled poorly. Many authors use different sentient creatures and cultures to explore...

"So are you an outline or a discovery writer?" That's the question that many fantasy authors get at some point in their conversations...

Conlangs, or constructed languages, have become a common feature in many fantasy or science fiction stories. Most of the time these play...

Introduction: Before I share the text itself, I wanted to share a little about this project. The text below is from the second draft of...

The title implies it, but here it is more succinctly: what an author experiences affects their writing. I don't think that's a very...

Writing groups are as varied as there are genres in literature. In most cases, members of the group share work they are producing with...

Writing is hard. It takes time, commitment, focus, and passion to do right. It is thrilling when you complete a project, or have another...

I love writing. I love crafting a world and a story that gets people invested in my characters' plight. I love putting words on the page...

One of the staples of many fantasy stories, whatever their length, is some form of magic. It may be called a power, or ability, or some...

If there’s one thing about writing fantasy that I think I’m good at, it’s world-building. My overactive imagination easily creates...

To be honest, I’ve been struggling to figure out what to write for this post. Ideas pop into my mind and then disappear before they...

This is a short piece I wrote a little while back that has since sparked an idea for a longer project. Hopefully I can turn it into a...

I love to write stories. I also love to consume them. I enjoy reading stories in books, watching stories in movies and TV shows, and...

Hello, World! I want to use this platform to introduce myself as I launch a website for my writing career. I apologize in advance for the...