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The Hard Path of Redemption
Do you believe people can change for the better? I’m a glass-half-full kind of person, so I think they can. Therefore, I’m delighted to discover a good redemption arc in a story or series. By the same token, I’m kind of annoyed by bad ones. It’s easy to find examples of people on a destructive…
When Characters Hijack the Plot: Writing Spark Transform
When Characters Hijack the Plot: Writing Spark Transform. They weren’t supposed to collide, but Arco and Brenner had other plans. An inside look at reluctant allies, slow-burn trust, and hard choices.
500 Planets, A Secretive Agency, and Bad Poetry
The idea for my Central Galactic Concordance series started one summer with one vivid scene, which became a novel, which my oh-so-crafty muse informed me was actually a series. Here’s a little background on the CGC universe. The shorthand version is “500 planets, a secretive agency, and bad poetry.” 🚀 500 Planets In my Central…
