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Writing Again (and I'm done with themed anthologies)

Following a minor bout of cancer (featuring surgeries and 6 months of chemotherapy), I'm writing again! Having spent some time reviewing my writing career to date, I note with a degree of dismay that while I've had some material published, I'm not super happy with all of it. In the past I've pandered to the whims of the industry in order to get stories out. Well, I'm done with that. Now I'm writing what I want to write. No more < 5,000 word stories about "blue aliens on exoplanets", simply because a publisher somewhere decided that's what they wanted for their next anthology. I know it may seem a little hypocritical, given that I helped come up with the theme of A Hand of Knaves (and I stand by it), but I'm allowed to be hypocritical if the mood takes me. And the mood does take me.  From now on I'm writing whatever the hell I want. It might not get published, but it'll be mine and I think I'll be a lot happier with that.  Let...
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Darkendore: Knight Defender - due to popular demand

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Readership has ticked up on the Tales: Choose your own story app, and since a bunch of folks have asked for more Darkendore, I've decided to give it to them. I really enjoy writing Darkendore and all its weird and wonderful characters.  Darkendore: Knight Defender will focus more on developing friendships and love interests, but you can still expect plenty of plot twists and turns, as you attempt to beat back the forces of evil threatening to overwhelm Castle Darkendore this time around. You can play Darkendore: Knight Defender here:  https://link.talescreator.com/qJRhANAwwBb or the original Darkendore game here:  https://link.talescreator.com/No4wDnkHfxb
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Darkendore Reloaded

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Tales has chosen my branching narrative Darkendore as one of the first stories to upgrade to a new format that is so awesome it blows my mind. I've read a fair bit of branching fiction on my phone over the past few years and a lot of it is visually a bit samey, but this Tales graphical upgrade is next level.  I used to think my characters looked pretty cool (or at least okay) but I've done a side-by-side and, well there's really no comparison. The art is just...better, in every way. Sure, it doesn't change the story, or the outcomes, but in the same way a good close-up can be compelling in a movie, the extra detail in this character art really makes you fall in love with these characters all over again (at least for me).  You can check out Darkendore here...
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New Gamebook: Dreamwalkers

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The first four chapters of my latest branching narrative gamebook: Dreamwalkers  are out on Tales: Choose Your Own Story and looking good. I'm enjoying writing this story on commission for Tales and have great hopes of getting all ten chapters out by May 2023.  The story is about a group of teens who find a way to visit one another's dreams, but (you guessed it) when their dreams turn to nightmares, some of them wind up dead. I'd describe it as the Goonies meets (the original) Flatliners . Hit this link to download the app and read the story:  https://link.talescreator.com/Q2PRVqqgqsb Also, loving the cover art. It's so nice when publishers spend the time (and money) on artists who're able to capture the vibe of a project like this. I have no complaints about any of the covers or interior art they've created for my work so far.
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