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Pt. 1 Why is too much action boring?

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

This is the first part of the “Finding Balance in Storytelling” presentation originally given at Fyrecon 2, June 23rd at Weber State University Davis. More parts to come! In today’s action-crazed world filled with people with impressively short attention spans, … Continue reading →

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Magic Systems 101: Pt. 2 Hard Magic vs Soft Magic

Posted on September 13, 2017 by

This post is a continuation of a presentation originally given at the Eagle Mountain Writer’s Conference held on Sept 9th, 2017. Don’t miss the other parts of this series: Pt 1 – Why Write Good Magic? Pt 3 – Sanderson’s … Continue reading →

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Magic Systems 101: Pt. 1 Why Write Good Magic

Posted on September 8, 2017 by

This presentation was originally given at the Eagle Mountain Writer’s Conference held on Sept 9th, 2017. This is the first part of a five part series.  Here are handy links to the rest of the series: Pt 2 – Hard … Continue reading →

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ANWA 2011 Class Review – Part 1

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

There were six sessions of classes during the Saturday classes, each block with two or three choices to attend.  I chose the classes that would help me the most with completing my novel and being ready to enter the world … Continue reading →

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ANWA Writing Conference

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

“All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go…”  (Leaving on a Jet Plane, John Denver) It’s official, I have reservations to my first ever writing conference for February 25th &26th and I couldn’t be more thrilled. This will be … Continue reading →

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