Monthly Archives: April 2012

The #Fantasy Geography Quiz, part 2!

Posted on April 22, 2012 by W.E. Linde

After a week intermission, the second part of the Fantasy Geography Quiz is out! Thank you all who have played so far! And if you missed the first one, here’s the link: Fantasy Geography Quiz part 1. The rules are … Continue reading →

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On #reading as you’re #writing: Do some authors influence you too much?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by W.E. Linde

You’ve heard the advice over and over again. Stephen King said it best: “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time to write.” I subscribe wholeheartedly to this, although a couple of years ago I believed the … Continue reading →

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I’m featured tomorrow at Literary Word of the Day. Please come check it out!

Posted on April 16, 2012 by W.E. Linde

I wanted to let everyone know that The Literary Word of the Day, a Facebook page that “talks authors, books, and word games” contacted me last week, asking if I would do a “cyber interview” for their site. I can … Continue reading →

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Check out my apocalyptic horror short story The Perishing Land #writing

Posted on April 15, 2012 by W.E. Linde

I wrote this short story, sort of apocalyptic horror tale, over a year ago, and I was so proud of it that I tried to submit it to a number of magazines. None of them panned out, so I mothballed … Continue reading →

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Book Review of Gabriel: Zero Point by Steve Umstead #scifi #sciencefiction

Posted on April 13, 2012 by W.E. Linde

(Note: No spoilers). I was thrilled when I heard a few weeks ago that Steve Umstead had a prequel in the making for his popular and captivating Evan Gabriel scifi adventure trilogy. There’s always that element of sadness when a … Continue reading →

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You think you know your #fantasy books? Take the Fantasy Geography Quiz

Posted on April 9, 2012 by W.E. Linde

You’ve read The Lord of the Rings. You’re a fan of Robert E. Howard. You’ve consumed every Discword novel. Put your fantasy knowledge to the test with the Fantasy Geography Quiz! Play for fun, but when you do so you … Continue reading →

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The #Fantasy Geography Quiz and Book #Giveaway

Posted on April 8, 2012 by W.E. Linde

I’m announcing two separate contests that officially kick off tomorrow, but we’ll cheat and start one today. The first is the Goodreads Giveaway contest of The Prince of Graves. Beginning tomorrow and extending through Friday, you can go to the … Continue reading →

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eBook cover #art case study: evolution from concept to final cover #fantasy

Posted on April 6, 2012 by W.E. Linde

I was admiring the cover of the paperback version of my novella yesterday, and I thought it might be fun to show the evolution, from concept to final product, of the cover art. It’s a visually comic tale, to be … Continue reading →

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Introducing The Prince of Graves #fantasy novella, paperback edition

Posted on April 4, 2012 by W.E. Linde

That’s right! The Prince of Graves novella is now available through Amazon! There are a couple of minor differences with the eBook version. First, I had to make a modification to the cover. The art for the eBook cover, which … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Game of Thrones #fantasy #review #bookreview

Posted on April 3, 2012 by W.E. Linde

4 Stars, out of 5. I’m so happy that I’ve finally addressed the terrible shortcoming of being one of the few fantasy fans who had not read any of George Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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