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vnvstables
Feb 5, 20236 min read
4 years into my publishing journey and..
I write stories that fill a very tiny niche. My books are very much either where I drop fantasy elements into horror (Fading Lights) or I...
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vnvstables
Feb 10, 20227 min read
Creating Dynamic Characters
Creating Dynamic Characters By Samantha Kroese Characterization is one of the most important elements of fiction. Characters need to...
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vnvstables
Nov 6, 20217 min read
Writers supporting other writers
I was lucky as a young writer. At the time social media wasn't a huge thing, we found friends/colleagues/support on forums that were...
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vnvstables
Oct 18, 20216 min read
Covers: Challenges and thoughts
I first published my trilogy in 2019. They had covers that I had designed from stock photos. I've gone into the reasons why I went to...
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vnvstables
Jul 23, 20212 min read
Writing Tip/Reader Insight - why readers put your book down
I noticed a thread I found invaluable as a writer in a reading group I'm in so I thought I'd briefly share the results. They were...
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vnvstables
May 20, 20212 min read
Fading Lights Book Birthday! 3 years old!
Fading Lights is 3 years old this month (Originally published May 14, 2019). I have been a writer since I was 8. It took me 29 years to...
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vnvstables
Apr 30, 20217 min read
Writing advice: On Critique groups.
Hello! If you don't know me I'll start off by saying I've self-published 8 books, I've written for 30 years, studied the traditional and...
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vnvstables
Apr 15, 20214 min read
Throwback Thursday Thoughts: Fading Lights
Warning: This trilogy has a lot of DARK things that may upset/trigger people. I understand that some people don't want to read about bad...
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vnvstables
Apr 3, 20213 min read
Easter thoughts: Why do I write darkness?
(picture from Pixabay) Happy Easter to everyone. However you celebrate it (or maybe you don't, that's fine too). This is a sign of how I...
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vnvstables
Mar 25, 20212 min read
About my reviews/recommended list
Hello everyone! I've had people asking me recently so I thought I'd explain how things work here. I'm a very picky reader. I very rarely...
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vnvstables
Mar 1, 20217 min read
The struggle to redeem a character...
As many of you know I'm currently writing Sephyrn, book four of the Assassins of Dakaal series (and the last of the assassin books but...
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vnvstables
Dec 8, 20206 min read
A year of reading indie!
Well we all know 2020 has been a year of many bad things. But I've also found for reading it's been a great year! I decided near the...
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vnvstables
Oct 2, 20205 min read
Meet My Monsters #1 - October Writing Challenge
Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog. I thought for October since it's a spooky Halloween month I'd do a little feature for the blog called...
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vnvstables
May 30, 20201 min read
Author interview at Lover's Quarrel for IndieApril 2020! (repost)
(originally posted 4/15/2020) I did an interview with Kara Skinnerover at Lovers Quarrel for Indie April. She did an amazing job with the...
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vnvstables
May 30, 20203 min read
On Restless Dreams and Darkest Swords (repost)
(originally posted 1/20/20) As I post this lovely Glaice art one last time for this post I once again encourage everyone to go take a...
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vnvstables
May 29, 202013 min read
One author's crazy 33 year journey to publication:
(Originally posted 1/1/2020) Hello everyone! 2020 has started with me being really reflective on my writing career and the adventure it’s...
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vnvstables
May 29, 20201 min read
Glaice Art Contest Winners - 6/1/2019
I held a contest for artists to draw Glaice for me. As promised I'm posting the winners here with all due credit. If you need any art...
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vnvstables
May 29, 20203 min read
A cautionary tale for writers (beware sharing stories with friends)!
Once upon a time a very young author created a fantasy world. This author was only ten years old so the world they created was full of...
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