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Epic Inspiration: The Fortress City of Akko (Acre)

June 30, 2015 N. J. Shamey Books, Epic Inspiration, Epic Places, Fantasy, Indie Writing, Israel, Reading, Writing

Imagine what it must have been like for one of those poor bastards serving as a foot soldier on either side! Sickness, confusion, uncertainty, and brutal combat made up every waking moment for years.

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Epic Inspiration: Wing’s Castle

June 17, 2015 N. J. Shamey Epic Inspiration, Epic Places, Fantasy, Indie Writing, Publishing, Writing

The real world is full of amazing and epic places with rich histories. However, these histories can politicize the place,[…]

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Cartography for Disorder of War: Book I. It’s all in the map!

May 27, 2015 N. J. Shamey Cartography, Indie Writing, Publishing, Writing

A map breathes life into the world of a story. There is no better example than the map Tolkien created[…]

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War of the Skunks, Giveaways, and a BIG Thank You to Readers in India!

March 17, 2015 N. J. Shamey Animal Control, Fatherhood, Giveaways, Indie Writing, Neighborhoods, Publishing, Wildlife, Writing

I’d like to open with my family’s latest domestic adventure. While terrorists are not as a huge a concern in[…]

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Disorder of War: Book I UNLEASHED! Paperback and eBook now available on Amazon

March 9, 2015 N. J. Shamey Fatherhood, Indie Writing, Publishing, Writing

Well folks that day has finally arrived! After making some changes to the proof we have an approved paperback for[…]

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Disorder of War: Book I Sneak Peek!

March 4, 2015 N. J. Shamey Indie Writing, Publishing, Writing

Thank you for your interest! The pre-order for the Disorder of War: Book I eBook is now live on Amazon[…]

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On Fantasy Fiction and Telling the Truth About War

February 12, 2015 N. J. Shamey Indie Writing, Writing

I write fantasy:  completely fictional stories that take place in world of my (and my wife’s) own making. That is[…]

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It’s always better with swords

February 2, 2015 N. J. Shamey Indie Writing, Publishing, Writing

All Freudian references aside, I find that both writing and reading content that contains swords always preferable to the alternative.[…]

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Profit for Indie Authors: Bunk and Bologna

January 30, 2015 N. J. Shamey Indie Writing, Publishing, Writing

In my preparations to publish, I have been pouring over tons of research and speculation on the actual numbers behind[…]

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The Beta Reading process: Not as terrifying as I thought

January 22, 2015 N. J. Shamey Writing

I am not  formally trained in writing fiction. That is the most important thing I’ve had to factor into my[…]

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