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THE WAND CHRONICLES BLOG
Lore, characters, and the making of an epic high fantasy world
This blog explores The Wand chronicles.
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The Good, The Bad and the Very Ugly : PartII
We have described a Human. Not a nice character do you agree? So what about on Laniakeea? I know I have mentioned it before, but I want...
Michael Ross
Aug 14, 20183 min read


Good, The Bad, and the Very Ugly Part One
To have a well written book, I think you will agree, we need a diverse set of characters. Characters that you will fall in love with, characters that you will despise from the word go, and characters that bring humour into the melting pot. I mean that is life, right? And it needn't be Human characters, it can be alien characters as well, and in my books, we are talking Elves. I have to persuade the reader that although the culture, looks and way of life of an
Michael Ross
Aug 2, 20185 min read


Hero or heroine?
So I am in a quandry here, and I would like your help? As with every good book, whether it be drama, detective, a novel, non-fiction, and in this case, a Sci-Fi adventure, there will be a hero. Right? Yes, of course. But what sort of hero do I want? What sort of hero do you want?.I don't mean a goody or a baddy, I mean, a man or a woman?. Straight into the nitty gritty I am going. I feel I am going to be controversial? Sure. It's a little like being a poli
Michael Ross
Jul 18, 20184 min read


A Believable EPIC Fantasy Adventure
When I set out with the idea of writing an epic fantasy trilogy, this was an adventure in itself You see, I didn’t want to offer a story that didn’t feel was real, with characters that were not properly thought about and researched. I have been an Actor for many years, and recently turned to writing, which I love, but when I was an Actor, one of my primary concerns and goals, was that I tried my level best to make my performance, the character I was portraying, as real as pos
Michael Ross
Jun 26, 20185 min read
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