Clinton D. Harding - Fantasy Author

Author of young adult fantasy and science fiction

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Article | “Orphan Heroics” hosted by Aside from Writing

October 7, 2012 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Today Aside from Writing hosted another of my articles, “Orphan Heroics”. In it I argue how it may be necessary to have heroes with tragic backgrounds in order to have a good fantasy/scifi story. I further argue that this type of character is a different type of tragic hero.  Hopefully people enjoy the thoughts I had on […]

Filed Under: My Articles, The Craft Tagged With: AsideFromWriting, Heroics, Storytelling, Writing

Audio Books – Modern Oral Storytelling at Aside from Writing

June 24, 2012 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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I had such a great time during Aside from Writing’s Indie Author Month in May that I offered them an article for posting. The site was gracious enough to accept the article and feature it TODAY. Click here to read about how audio books are today’s (read: modern) oral storytelling. Remember being on a camping […]

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Why I Write Fiction for Children and Young Adults

July 25, 2011 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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My main audience is children and young adults, at least they have been for the last three or so novels I’ve written. I like writing about children and teenagers going on radical adventures, having to grow up through extraordinary circumstances. In these stories, sometimes even the rottenest youngster can be redeemed, because they have not […]

Filed Under: My Articles, The Craft Tagged With: Inspiration, Writing, Young adult

Free Short Stories from Clint

Merit Badges – a short story from the Our Monsters series

Three high school teens in the woods on a Friday night… some beers… skaters with a grudge… what could go wrong? Add in a couple of genetically created … Read More...

That Little Girl

A dark short story about one man’s oversight concerning his death.  Since dying was just not part of his daily routine, the man just went on with his … Read More...

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Clinton's Bookshelf: Currently-Reading

Kinslayer
Kinslayer
by Jay Kristoff
Knife of Dreams
Knife of Dreams
by Robert Jordan

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What have I recently read?

Clinton's Bookshelf: Recently Read

Steelheart
5 of 5 stars
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson
The King's Blood
5 of 5 stars
The King's Blood
by Daniel Abraham
The Last Stormdancer
5 of 5 stars
The Last Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff
All Our Yesterdays
5 of 5 stars
All Our Yesterdays
by Cristin Terrill
The Fall of Five
4 of 5 stars
The Fall of Five
by Pittacus Lore

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