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Miles O'Neal
Author. Storyteller. Dragon lord.
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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
Miles O'Neal
May 20, 20193 min read
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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
Miles O'Neal
Feb 6, 20194 min read
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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...
Miles O'Neal
Feb 4, 20191 min read
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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...
Miles O'Neal
Jan 28, 20192 min read
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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...
Miles O'Neal
Jan 21, 20193 min read
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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...
Miles O'Neal
Jan 11, 20191 min read
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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...
Miles O'Neal
Dec 31, 20181 min read
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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...
Miles O'Neal
Dec 28, 20183 min read
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Dec 24, 20180 min read
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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,...
Miles O'Neal
Dec 17, 20181 min read
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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....
Miles O'Neal
Dec 14, 20182 min read
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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...
Miles O'Neal
Dec 10, 20181 min read
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Zanë!
“Përshëndetje!” Gerald said, but after saying “greetings,” he could think of no more Shqip for the occasion. Given Kenna’s expression,...
Miles O'Neal
Dec 3, 20181 min read
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Beard Faeries
Cuthbert gave the Voice a stern look. “This is no time for mockery. We have a question. The dragon is likely asleep, but their Voices...
Miles O'Neal
Nov 26, 20181 min read
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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...
Miles O'Neal
Nov 25, 20182 min read
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Writing 101 - A Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey Table of Contents
I have found that chapter titles seldom leap out at me as I'm writing a book- at least, any likely to make it into the final product. I...
Miles O'Neal
Apr 19, 20181 min read
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Series Review on "Drink Read Love" Blog
This is the sort of thing authors love to hear: "When I read Into Otherness, I was so transported away into the story that at one point,...
Miles O'Neal
Apr 17, 20181 min read
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A Vision of the Teeth
Scene: a brutalized bit of forest; a malignant enchanted stump; a sword with a mind of its own... Around midnight, Cuthbert and Gerald...
Miles O'Neal
Nov 2, 20171 min read
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The Edge of Madness
Sometimes the edge of madness is the only sane place. Gerald and company race back to his home in Kiergenwald to face down Argyll, but...
Miles O'Neal
Oct 29, 20171 min read
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Writing 101 - Those Pesky Titles, or When Bullwinkle Met The Dragon
I read and hear all the time that writing is hard. Once upon a time, it could be. But that's what practice is for. Now I generally find...
Miles O'Neal
Oct 28, 20172 min read
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