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  • BLOG: When to give up? Never.

    I apologize for a long departure.  Considering work and some things regarding it, I decided to take a haitus from blog writing.  This was also partly due to feeling very out of sorts with my...

  • BLOG: Creating the Character- The Phantom Train

    One of the surprising things about the Phantom Train is that the train itself is a character, as much a character as any other in the book.   It is conscious of what it does, where...

  • BLOG: Creating the Character - The Conductor

    One of the more interesting characters of the Phantom Train is its conductor.  I won't lie, this is a slight nod to one of my favorite books of all time, Polar Express.  In a way,...

  • BLOG: Creating the Character - Daryl Dawson

    I think of all my characters in Phantom Express, Daryl is the one that has changed the most and probably for the best.  In the beginning his character was another kid, a bully, who had...

  • BLOG: Deciding on Characters - Justin Dawson

    In a way Justin Dawson is an allegory for some of the things I wished for after I was grown.  I wanted to be a more mischievous child, to have a twin or a younger...

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