A pair of bounty hunters (a big guy who’s the brains, and tiny woman who’s the brawn) set out to find a missing person last spotted by an archaeologist on an alien world. The problem? He’s…
One way writers allow readers to connect with a hero is to give him serious character flaws. In Bringer of Chaos: the Origin of Pietas, Pietas begins as an arrogant narcissist with a superiority complex.…
First Command Failure is not an option. Bartholomew Roberts is retiring, leaving his son in command of the Queen Anne’s Revenge. It is his first command, and it may be his last. The Alliance will…
In the Thieve’s Guild Academy, honor comes before everything. The phrase “no honor among thieves” definitely does NOT apply. Here, Luc Saint-Cyr is about to meet with the immortal king, Pietas. The king has been…
The world of Skyfall will die unless Moira finds the lost immortals. Seventeen-year-old Moira is haunted by the accidents that claimed her family. When she is attacked by a strange boy who seems to know…
Villain: wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately; principal bad character in a film or work of fiction (WordWeb). I’d like to add to that: character who refuses to cooperate with your plot.…
In this scene, Pietas, Six, and their other companions have been following Joss back to camp. But it’s been forever and they are no closer. She is legendary for her ability to get lost, so…
Spark by Krysta Maravilla From shadows she is reborn Phe lives a dual life. Everyone knows Phe as the sickly best friend of Her Grace, Kyra Theonora, the last Water Nymph duty bound by a…
In Human Perfect, the line, “I embrace chaos” is central to the entire story.I embrace chaosIn this scene from Human Perfect, the heroine is dining with Tom, who works for an android company. She’s beginning…
You know that feeling when you think you know the whole story? You know the truth? So you make a decision and you run with it. When you careen into a wall you didn’t see,…