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Bree, Part 2

Posted on March 19, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

So since several readers liked my earlier story about Bree, the mercenary pikewoman, I went ahead and wrote a story about one of her battles. It turns out that while apprehensive over matters regarding her father in the first story, … Continue reading →

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Bree, Part 1

Posted on March 18, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

Hey, folks! So I don’t know if I’ll get the chance to get in a writeup this weekend, I’m afraid. Instead I’m going to go ahead and post a couple pieces of short fiction about Bree, a mercenary soldier I … Continue reading →

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First Empress Prologue (scene 6)

Posted on November 16, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

So here’s the ending of the prologue to First Empress. Originally the prologue ended with Viarra confronting her uncle at the end of scene 5, but later I had an idea that I hope puts an unexpected twist on Viarra’s … Continue reading →

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First Empress Prologue, (scene 5)

Posted on November 15, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

Scene Five of the prologue is where I first get to show readers how tough Queen Viarra is. I imply it in scene 2 when Lady Synnis tells Ronnius about how her majesty slew five armed hoplites by herself, but … Continue reading →

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First Empress Prologue (scene 4)

Posted on November 15, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

Shoot. So I figured out yesterday that I completely forgot to post the remaining scenes from the First Empress prologue to SSH. Sorry about that. I’ll post the rest today and tomorrow. So I lied in my intro to scene 1, there’s … Continue reading →

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First Empress Prologue (scenes 2 & 3)

Posted on October 28, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

So I opted to put scenes 2 and 3 of the prologue together, since they’re both relatively short. Scene 2 introduces the physician/apothecary Esset who, like Ronnius and Lady Synnis, I’d intended larger roles for when originally planning the story … Continue reading →

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First Empress Prologue (scene 1)

Posted on October 26, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

Hi folks! So in preparation for NaNoWriMo, I’m going to go ahead and post excerpts to my blog and Tumblr. Partly I’m hoping for feedback, but I also just want people to be able to read and enjoy. The novel … Continue reading →

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Yet another MJ Barros Commission

Posted on July 10, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

“I’ll admit you’re not at all what I was expecting, your majesty. At worst, I was expecting you to be another intelligent, powerful, ambitious ruler, like myself or Queen Sita: yet another damned rival to vie for power with. Instead you’re … Continue reading →

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Third MJ Commission

Posted on June 10, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

“As much as it strains credibility, General Derron and Captain Vola have one of the strongest marriages I’ve ever seen. Derron lost his first wife around eight years before I was born. At the time Vola was a freewoman cavalry … Continue reading →

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Another MJ Commission

Posted on May 29, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

“These girls have done a great service to the Order; if you have any shred of decency, please see that they are treated fairly and protected from those who would further harm them. Pella, the older girl was dissected and … Continue reading →

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