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Miles O'Neal
May 20, 20193 min read
Who Do You Want To Read More About?
While I am taking a break from working on novels this year, I have plans to write more books (and some shorter stories) related to The Drago
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Miles O'Neal
Apr 8, 20192 min read
Who are the Faerie Really?
There are several documented cases of humans and faerie marrying. Contrary to popular belief, such a marriage does not automatically condemn
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Miles O'Neal
Mar 4, 20192 min read
Evocative Imagery
This is one of my favorite images from Year of the Dragon Lord, volume I of The Dragon Lord Chronicles. It evokes some of the chaos and path
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Miles O'Neal
Feb 25, 20193 min read
More Notes on Dragons: Relics
In a previous blog, I referenced the protection dragon relics can afford. Here is a bit more on the subject. Excerpted from Cuthbert's...
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Miles O'Neal
Feb 11, 20192 min read
Paring Down My Work and Other Minutiae
Conventional wisdom is that authors must pare down their works. I tried, but all four books of The Dragon Lord Chronicles grew slowly....
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Miles O'Neal
Feb 6, 20194 min read
Writing 101 - Process Part 3
The early reader (or beta reader) process should start when the first draft is done. You want to start lining your readers up early enough t
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Miles O'Neal
Feb 4, 20191 min read
Why Dragons Mistrust Humans
In book 1 of The Dragon Lord Chronicles, Year of the Dragon Lord, a dragon named Song Li joined Argyll in attacking the Eldest. In book...
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Miles O'Neal
Jan 28, 20192 min read
More Notes on Dragon Names
In a recent blog, I shared some insight behind the names of several dragons from The Dragon Lord Chronicles. Today we'll look more into...
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Miles O'Neal
Jan 21, 20193 min read
How to Name Your Dragon
In an older blog, we looked at the importance of names fitting the story. In a more recent blog, I covered some ways to come up with...
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Miles O'Neal
Jan 14, 20192 min read
Dragon Lord Chronicles - Whence the Names?
In an older blog, we looked at the importance of names fitting the story. In a more recent blog, I covered some ways to come up with...
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Miles O'Neal
Jan 11, 20191 min read
Dedication Part 2
Twenty years or so ago, I was trying to get serious about writing. I wasn't getting anywhere, and experienced what we commonly call...
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Miles O'Neal
Jan 7, 20192 min read
Some Notes on Dragons
Excerpted from Cuthbert's book of dragon lore (with further notes by Scythia of Dunvegan) We do not know whence came the dragons. Their...
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Miles O'Neal
Dec 31, 20181 min read
A Statue's Life in Otherness
Otherness and Nine Realms Press have something in common. They are both magical places "where anything might happen." The following takes...
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Miles O'Neal
Dec 28, 20183 min read
Dedication Part 1
I had a number of influential teachers, but none more so for my writing than Ms. Marian Unger, my subversive high school senior year...
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Miles O'Neal
Dec 17, 20181 min read
Golden Dawn: Artwork
The artwork is in for Golden Dawn! Here are a couple of my favorites. Both tie into key plot points so I won't say more at this point,...
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Miles O'Neal
Dec 14, 20182 min read
Golden Dawn : Word
If I don't specifically need a Foreward and an Afterword, or if whatever would be in one of those can go anywhere, I just have a Word....
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Miles O'Neal
Dec 10, 20181 min read
Cover Reveal - Golden Dawn
Just in time for Christmas. the series finale: Golden Dawn! Okay, so the overall cover design isn't a huge surprise; we've had a constant...
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Miles O'Neal
Nov 25, 20182 min read
Banished!
Kenna learned more from Gerald than he realized. She had long been a student of human emotions, but seldom got such rich insights into...
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Miles O'Neal
Apr 25, 20181 min read
The Cat's Meow (Drink Read Love Blog)
Rounding out Dragon Lord Week over at Drink Read Love was something that even my fertile imagination never suspected. My book has been...
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Miles O'Neal
Apr 25, 20181 min read
My Interview on the "Drink Read Love" Blog
Much of this interview originally took place before the third volume of The Dragon Lord Chronicles (Into Otherness) was released, but it...
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