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In researching, it’s easy to find yourself lost amid a pile of clothing terminology. There are overcoats and undercoats, greatcoats and dusters, cloaks and capes and shawls, tunics, frocks and smocks, robes and gowns, and so many types of dresses and shoes that multiple encyclopedias and pictorials have been written on the subject. Rather than…
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Ah February, what a fabulous month! The chaos of the holiday season is thankfully behind us, the New Year is officially one month in gear, and everyone is settling into whatever routine their resolutions have afforded them. Those of us in the area around New Orleans, Louisiana, however, are preparing for a special time of…
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Winter folklore piqued my interest some months ago when I fell into the rabbit hole of building lore for a northern kingdom in my book series. In particular, I was researching fantasy monsters that frequent wintry escapes. Having a smattering of warriors sitting around a campfire amid the snow-covered, forested hillsides and recounting stories of…
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What’s on Tab: How to Feed Your Fantasy…Worlds
Considering the variety of cuisines throughout the world, I expect fantasy worlds especially those of epic proportions to have equally epic menus for our intrepid cast of characters, but there’s almost an overwhelming amount of food to pick from that it easily becomes a reflex to simply choose from the groups of foods we ourselves…
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What’s on Tab: Fantasy to Die For
With all its political turmoil and dragons and unruly magic, the world of fantasy always dances precariously with death at every page. And gods know we as fantasy writers, especially those of us who lean toward the dark and brutal, so do love killing off characters in the absolute worst and most creative ways. But…
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What’s on Tab: A Timepiece for Every Fantasy
For two weeks now, I’ve been laboring to collect my random thoughts to publish my first blog posts, and now, thoughts only vaguely collected, I think it’s just time to take the plunge. (Pardon me, pun in progress.) Why has it taken me so long? Well, namely because this (see below) is what I live…
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