Judge, Jury, and Executioner

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*WARNING* Contains a Harry Potter Spoiler!“Just thought you’d ought to know.” -Professor Quirell, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s StoneA lot of authors–myself included–struggle with the prospect of killing off any characters. I want to explore this subject with you, as I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit recently…First of all, death is a natural part of life, and that;s a fact. I grew up in a family that celebrated death as a passing of a soul, not as the
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No Fear: Revision Edition

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I had a situation tonight while writing the latest chapter of The Color of Darkness that I haven’t really run into much before. As I put the last period on the final sentence, I realized I was totally and completely unsatisfied with my writing. It just… didn’t fit. It was wrong, so wrong that I felt like it left a hole in my heart. I’m not the only writer who experiences this, not by a long shot. In going through
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Dreams

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Dreams are important to me, especially as a habitual insomniac and as a writer. There`s tons of science behind dreams that I won`t be getting into here, but something about the ability of our mind to create images and emotions based solely upon what lies in our subconscious absolutely fascinates me.I often tell people when I dream about them. It’s a little odd, but I feel obligated, and I wish people would do the same to me. Throughout human history, cultures have
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