Recent content by A. E. Lowan

This is what's called a 'continuity error,' and like the others said it happens all the time. My team has a massive timeline to keep sorted out, and every book that's released, every story, every flash, once we hit publish they become canon. So, of course we find continuity errors all the time...

I've been thinking about this, about why it works for me and why it wouldn't work for you and probably a whole lot of other people, and I think that in part it's due to learning styles and also writing styles. I am an extremely visual learner. If I read something, I'll usually remember...

No going to disagree on that. College served me well, but that was only because I made it. I took everything I picked up and used it to augment and strengthen my writing, even when I thought I was going to go down another path. It really was my mentor, and she is still, who read some of my...

I don't see why you couldn't do both. Hero's Journeys are often all about self-discovery, while adventure is happening left, right, and center. It gives depth and complexity to the character, can go a long way to explaining the initial Refusal of the Call, and can support the evidence of her...

And what's a first book without a villain monologue? :D ~~ Cian’s breath was coming in short, sharp gasps. It was his fault? His parents had died because of him? But he looked back to Midir and again saw that smile. This time anger kindled in his belly, burning back the guilt and some of the...

And since we're having fun with monologues, we do tend toward the monologue here and there. I think they can definitely be abused, but if one has a light touch it's fairly easy to sneak them by the reader. We've got two just in Faerie Rising that we've always been pleased with. Here we have a...

I started college very late due to some issues with my financial aid. It was pretty simple. My parents refused to fill out the parental finances section of the application. Yeah. So, I didn't start until I could file as an independent student at 24. I came in as a Medieval Studies major, and...

Having taken college philosophy, I'm pretty sure it's the interest in Philosophy that does the disservice. ;)

As someone who's nutty as a fruit bat, just my opinion but you may hear this in other places, as well. The 'he was driven to madness and became a bad guy" is a pretty common trope, but it also does a disservice to your readers who suffer from mental illness. If it were me writing this character...

Uh... Actually, I think it's starting to. I'm still struggling with reading and having to start the current book over knocked the wind out of me, but I think I may finally be on the upswing. Being significantly mentally ill is a pain in the ass most of the time, but I also think that a lot of...

Epic... We've been called epic before. Urban Fantasy tends to keep a tight scope on the setting and characters, and the language is commonly tense, snarky, and quick. We didn't do that. :p The Books of Binding is a multi-generational family saga with settings all over the world and crossing...

I do this all the time, too. It's in your brain somewhere. He knows. Your little fingers know. And eventually, he's going to turn around and tell you.

Now we're getting into mob territory. :D Benny the Fish. Jimmy the Squirrel. Lefty. Stumpy. One Eyed Pete- And~ now we're back to pirates. lol

If it were me naming a character, I'd start with simple but effective. I can see your guy here being called "Chaos," or "Trickster," Or maybe just "Dragon." Or we could go the Irish route and flip it around. "Honesty." "The Steady." I don't like "Crack Shot" mostly because it's a very short...

And reputations spread and grow in the telling. This is done by some guys we know from our wanderings. Awesome song and a great example of how reputations take hold.