Xlibris Writing Tips| Historical Revisionism
As it is with people, history is complicated and nuanced. Rarely, if ever is history clean-cut or black-and-white, with one side or individual being the sole party at fault. Unfortunately, over the centuries and generations the retellings of history have been at times altered, exaggerated, or even ignored, sometimes for the sake of simplification or […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Reviews| Witchy Eye by D.J. Butler
In this entry of Xlibris Reviews, we take a look at a story with an entirely original yet organically depicted fantasy world in D.J. Butler’s Witchy Eye. The Plot Sarah Calhoun, raised as one of the children of the Elector Andrew Calhoun, learns she is an inheritor to two great legacies, that of […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Author| Ruth C. Howard, Table For Eight
Xlibris Publishing introduces Ruth C. Howard, author of Table For Eight. My seventh novel, entitled Table For Eight, was particularly fun to write. Keeping track of the characters was a special challenge, but hopefully the challenge has been successfully met. The central theme of the story is the examination of eight […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| Original Fantasy Settings
For decades, fantasy stories have had a tendency to take place in what some would call the Traditional Fantasy Setting. While variations and origins might vary, at their most basic, many fantasy stories revolve around a traditional formula of humans, elves, dwarves and maybe some other races, all living in a medieval, pseudo-European land. This […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Author| JA Bullen, Beyond the Amaranthine Veil
Xlibris Publishing introduces JA Bullen, author of Beyond the Amaranthine Veil. About the Book In Beyond the Amaranthine Veil readers will journey through a small part of the world of Anon, a vast, magical world, forged long ago by the Amaranthine. Centuries ago, an event called “The Great Convergence,” created links between countless worlds, […] READ MORE |