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Feb 62 min read

PLot Talk: Languages of Maldene

I have made posts before regarding designing a language for your fictional world, so now is the time for a concrete example, in the form...

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Mark Anthony Tierno

Feb 13 min read

What's New In Maldene II

Okay, so my second great Maldene novel , "Maldene II: Mysteries of Olde", is out so you’re gonna want to know what’s new in this one. ...

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Maldene Behind The Scenes: How Deep Do I Plot? ANd Why?

Mark Anthony Tierno

Aug 31, 20231 min read

Maldene Behind The Scenes: How Deep Do I Plot? ANd Why?

One might ask, that with a 13-book series, how deep do I plot things? Well, I can tell you that by the time you've reached Chapter One...

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Mark Anthony Tierno

Aug 15, 20233 min read

Getting Over Writer's Block

Writer's Block is that dreaded beast that a lot of writers are forced at one time or another to tackle. And so the questions arises,...

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Mark Anthony Tierno

Jul 28, 202311 min read

The Inevitable Fantasy Tavern Scene

The exotic dancer in every fantasy tavern scene.

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Mark Anthony Tierno

Jul 18, 20232 min read

The Problem With Creativity

I have this one small problem with my novels, and that is in labeling the genre. It ends up being a long string of explanatory notes,...

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Mark Anthony Tierno

Oct 4, 20224 min read

My Influences As An Author

What authors of yesteryear influenced me as a writer of today?

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A Day In The Life Of A Self-Made Novelist

Mark Anthony Tierno

Aug 22, 20227 min read

A Day In The Life Of A Self-Made Novelist

A day in the life of a self-made writer... kill me now.

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Mark Anthony Tierno

Jul 19, 20228 min read

A Tourist's Guide To Maldene

A tourist's guide to travel in the world of Maldene.

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Don’t Be Afraid To Go Big; Just Be Careful How You Do It

Mark Anthony Tierno

Jun 30, 20225 min read

Don’t Be Afraid To Go Big; Just Be Careful How You Do It

What's after "Epic"?

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The Author Goes Off The Cuff About... Stuff

Mark Anthony Tierno

Jun 22, 20220 min read

The Author Goes Off The Cuff About... Stuff

The author sort of meanders a bit talking about where his book series are going.

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Mark Anthony Tierno

Jun 21, 20222 min read

Maldene Behind The Scenes: The Farlands

Behind the scenes of Maldene: the running joke of the series, The Farlands.

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Mark Anthony Tierno

Jun 16, 20221 min read

Behold the Maldene Globe

Animated maldene globe and comparison to Earth

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Maldene Behind The Scenes: The Sea of A Thousand Islands

Mark Anthony Tierno

Jun 2, 20221 min read

Maldene Behind The Scenes: The Sea of A Thousand Islands

A little behind the scenes of my mind.

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Mark Anthony Tierno

Apr 27, 20220 min read

The Genre YA Plot Formula

Be it TV, movies, or books, all YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy stories use the same formula.

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Interviews From Across The Stars: Reba Haws Interviews Moriya

Mark Anthony Tierno

Apr 21, 20225 min read

Interviews From Across The Stars: Reba Haws Interviews Moriya

Reba Haws interviews that wind mistress, Moriya (late of Maldene, but don't tell Miss haws that).

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Mark Anthony Tierno

Apr 6, 20220 min read

Maldene Unplugged

Just a few bits and pieces of what's under the hood of Maldene's world building. There's a whole lot of thought gone into its cultures and

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Mark Anthony Tierno

Mar 2, 20223 min read

What Makes Maldene Different

What makes the world of Maldene so different?

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Interviews from Across the Stars: Reba Haws interviews Lydia and Kitty

Mark Anthony Tierno

Feb 17, 20227 min read

Interviews from Across the Stars: Reba Haws interviews Lydia and Kitty

This time Reba Haws interviews Lydia and Kitty from "Maldene II: Mysteries Of Olde"

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Storytime with The Author: Maldene chapter 17- The exotic dance

Mark Anthony Tierno

Jan 10, 20220 min read

Storytime with The Author: Maldene chapter 17- The exotic dance

Another Storytime with rthe Author, this time a segment from Chapter 17 of maldene where Eldar takes Lindel into a very special bar...

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