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The Perilously Fun Fiction Fortress
What does my fictional world look like to readers?
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Why I Wrote Echoes Beneath: A Project Enterprise Story
Do you like to know what went on behind the scenes of a story? As a long time reader, I’ve always been curious about how an author came up with an idea, or “met” the characters, or why they chose to tell a story that way. That’s why I make a point of doing a…
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Ancient Tech. Modern Trouble. No Backup.
You know it’s bad when the bird is nervous.
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Time Is Broken, But The Books Are Still Coming
It is somehow already more than halfway through January, which clearly explains how 2025 went by so fast. Clearly, time is speeding up. We cannot see it happening, because clocks are speeding up too. That is just science. Possibly questionable science, but science nonetheless. I will admit my data is entirely anecdotal. Still, I know…
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Turning the Page: Finding Joy in New Beginnings
January always feels like a blank page waiting to be written on.
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Stories to Carry Us Forward
As one year closes and another begins, I always find myself looking back through the stories that filled my days. Some were mine, most belonged to others, but all of them left a little light behind.
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The Magic of Ordinary Miracles
The holidays have a way of making us look for miracles. We picture bright lights, big moments, grand gestures—the kind that sparkle across movie screens and Hallmark cards.
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The Light We Find in Fiction
This time of year, when the nights stretch long and the air turns sharp, I find myself reaching for stories that glow. Not flashy, not perfect—just warm. Stories that remind me light is still out there, even when life feels a little dim.
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The Gift of Imagination
gifts—not just the kind wrapped in shiny paper, but the ones that last long after the decorations are put away.
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The Power of Story: How Fiction Helps Us Face Real Life
Ever finished a book, closed the cover, and just… sat there? That quiet, heart-full moment where you’re not quite ready to leave the world you just visited?