THE VAETRA FILES

The Musings of Daniel R. Maryello Author of Magical Fantasy Adventure

Location Lore: The Portal Keep

Vaetra Unveiled introduces an unusual location known as the Portal Keep. The Portal Keep came about when I decided that […]

I’m not a faster writer yet

I came to a hard realization this week: Vaetra Untrained is definitely not going to be released on my intended […]

A World within a World – Guest Post by Will English

I’m pleased to be hosting a guest post by fellow fantasy author Will English this week. We exchanged posts as […]

Will English Interviews Me

Fantasy author Will English interviewed me for his blog “Random Musings of a Summer Dreamer” as part of the Summer […]

Magic Appreciation Tour Flash Fiction – "Final Exam"

The Magic Appreciation Tour is running a flash fiction contest through the end of this month, and I promised my […]

Summer Solstice Free Fantasy – June 20-21, 2012

Tomorrow is your big chance to get some great summer reading for a price that can’t be beat: FREE! I’ve […]

MA Tour Proceedings + RIP Ray Bradbury

I was saddened to hear that Ray Bradbury died at the age of 91 yesterday, June 5, 2012. I must […]

Flash Fiction Story "Sorcerer’s Staff"

Just for fun, I decided to enter a flash fiction story into Mysti Parker’s May Flash Fiction contest. The basic […]

Creature Feature: The Spirits of Mundia

This creature feature started out as a brainstorming session on what form religion would take in the Vaetra Chronicles world […]

Location Lore: The Archives Sanctuary Network

Click image to enlarge The first book of The Vaetra Chronicles briefly introduces readers to a sorcerer sanctuary in the […]

Book Review: "Sorcerer’s Code" by Christopher Kellen

Sorcerer’s Code is the second book in Christopher Kellen’s Tales of Eisengoth series. However, having read The Corpse King (book […]

On Writing Reviews

The view from our lanai in Princeville, Kauai I spent the past couple of weeks in Hawaii enjoying my first […]

5 Reasons Why Book Ratings Are Useless

No, I didn’t just get a 1-star review (at least as far as I know). So this isn’t about sour […]

Fantasy in First Person

I never really thought much about character point of view (POV) until I decided to write fiction. In my non-fiction […]

Book Giveaway: Dragonfriend by Roger Eschbacher

This week, I’m pleased to offer a deal you can’t refuse. I’m giving away two copies of Roger Eschbacher’s young […]

Interview with Fantasy Author Christopher Kellen

As part of my participation in the Magic Appreciation Tour, I’m interviewing fellow author Christopher Kellen. This is the first […]

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