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MD PRESLEY

FORGER OF FANTASY WORLDS

Oct 26, 2017

Ode to Something Positive (S*P)

Something Positive may not be the first webcomic out there, but it was the first I encountered way back in early 2002. It was my gateway drug into webcomics as they exploded onto the internet scene in the early aughts, and at their heyday was my preferred method of wasting time at work. The first 30 minutes of my workday was always devoted to catching up on my comics, and, just off the top of my head, I went through: Something Positive, PVP, Queen of Wands, Penny Arcade, Erra

Ode to Something Positive (S*P)

Oct 24, 2017

Character Castes, Limps and Eyepatches

There’s a fairly popular adage going around these days about how every character is the protagonist in their own story. And while I appreciate the spirit behind this concept in that each character should be treated with the same attention you garner your protagonist, it’s simply untenable in execution. I mean, think about just a single battle scene with 1,000 soldiers: Are you, as the author, supposed to know the backstory and inner life of pikeman #367? Of course not. There’

Character Castes, Limps and Eyepatches

Oct 17, 2017

Kindle Giveaway Case Study #2

So last free KDP giveaway I basically had no idea what I was doing and did not know about online hangout spots for fantasy fanatics like reddit/fantasy, the latter of which I’m deeply indebted to my argument partner (and fellow SPFBO Semifinalist) Daniel Olesen for pointed out to me. He also suggested I take part in the Fantasy Writer of the Day Ask Me Anything (AMA), which I did (find the process here). I signed up for a Wednesday, and therefore decided to have that be the c

Kindle Giveaway Case Study #2

Oct 9, 2017

Battle of the 2017 SPFBO Semifinalists: The Eagle’s Flight vs The Woven Ring

Funny thing about us fantasy nerds: We LOVE theorizing about battles that will never be. Can Superman defeat Thanos? Would Brock Sampson take Brock Lesnar? What about Gandalf vs Obi Wan? These questions will never be definitively answered, yet they are the ones that keep us up at night. I mention this because both Daniel’s novel, The Eagle’s Flight, and my book, The Woven Ring, have made it through the first round of the gauntlet/ trial by combat that is the Self-Published Fa

Battle of the 2017 SPFBO Semifinalists: The Eagle’s Flight vs The Woven Ring

Oct 4, 2017

Book Two, Preorder, Paperback and Review Copies Update

If you’ve been wondering about the slew of low-effort posts on my part lately, it’s because I’ve been gearing up to get book two out. And I can say that I’m pretty proud to announce The Imbued Lockblade (Sol’s Harvest Book II) is now up on Amazon for preorder with a delivery date of November 20th! This is my first attempt at a preorder, so there are already a few unforced errors. To wit, I was unaware one could not set up a preorder for the paperback version, so pretty much l

Book Two, Preorder, Paperback and Review Copies Update

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The Imbued Lockblade - Final

Tales of Ayr - High Resolution

The Woven Ring - Final Version

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