Conan the Barbarian vs. Conann the Giant Fomorian

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Ancient Ireland had Conann the barbarian, for real, except instead of calling him a barbarian, the historical accounts called him a Fomorian, or a giant. The Fomorians of legend were one of the giant races of the Old World. Nobody …

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Fomorians – Giant Barbarians of the Old World

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When you come across a Fomorian, it’s usually in a fantasy setting, like the Fomorians in Dungeons and Dragons, the fantasy roleplaying game. D&D depicts Fomorians as hideous giants covered in warts, who live in caves, torture people for fun, …

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Kindle Comic Creator Application

I decided to give the Kindle Comic Creator Application a try for a kid’s book entitled, “Do Turtles Eat Strawberries.” I’d already successfully published several coffee table photo books on Kindle which were written in straight HTML, then run through …

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The Girl Who Plays With Toads

A question was posted in a writer’s forum, “How did you play with your toys as a kid?” The writer who posted the question answered first, sharing that he played with his Star Wars toys by telling stories with them, …

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Blue Yeti USB Microphone and Audiobooks

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Necessity is the mother of invention and last year’s necessity involved creating a new source of income. I won’t bore you with the details but the financial cushion of the day job was gone, and like a gazillion other people …

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Books That Make You Think

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I recently read an entertaining book that makes you think by an author who only put out one book of its kind, and then went on to pen several vampire books. The book that makes you think disappeared into oblivion. …

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UFO Alien Books for Conspiracy Theorists

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Looking for a gift that’s a little out of the ordinary for someone who believes in UFOs? Look no further. Give a gift that won’t end up in the white elephant gift exchange. Whether it’s the company gift exchange party, …

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The Dumbing of America

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Like many writers, I have a day job. The schools had closed for a holiday and the boss brought her daughter and friend to work, rather than leaving them unattended at home. These two girls were fourteenish, and I was …

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Should a book have a Table of Contents?

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Recently in a writer’s forum, there was a discussion about whether to put a Table of Contents in a novel. Writers fell on both sides of the fence with their opinions. The consensus was that we shouldn’t clutter the front …

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