Clinton D. Harding - Fantasy Author

Author of young adult fantasy and science fiction

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Craft | From a Certain Point of View

December 6, 2016 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Earlier this year I finished reading Terry Brooks’ “The Sword of Shannara” and through my reading something bugged me. The story was derivative, a clone of Lord of the Rings if you put the two stories and their characters up against a wall and squint. But the clonage didn’t bother me so much. Let me […]

Filed Under: The Craft Tagged With: Found Footage, Perceptive, POV, Rashomon, Storytelling

Musing | Failed Roll, Shit Happens

February 8, 2016 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Anyone who plays a campaign with me knows I can’t roll if my character’s life depended on it. I’m the guy in the party who makes everything worse despite his good intentions. And everyone at the table knows my luck. Nope. Those are Clint’s dice. Not touching those. Case in point. One Sunday about a month […]

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: Dice, Failed Roll, RPG, Storytelling

The Craft | Cause and Effect Creation

October 30, 2015 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Most people don’t know but I’m currently in the middle of writing a big epic fantasy. Trust me, that last line is not redundant. My blog. My rules. I’ve always wanted to write sweeping epics. You know the kind. Lord of the Rings. Song of Ice and Fire. Wheel of Time. Shannara. Magic. Swords. Knights. […]

Filed Under: The Craft Tagged With: Storytelling, World Building, Writing

Writing | Writing Everyday

April 11, 2013 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Read most author blogs about the writing process or listen to authors talk about their craft and one thing becomes clear with regards to becoming a strong and successful writer: you have to write. Everyday. Even if its only half an hour. It’s about practicing. Professional athletes do it, they go out to the court or the field, […]

Filed Under: The Craft Tagged With: Storytelling, Writing

Writing | Scene Discovery

November 7, 2012 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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I am a planner. Before I start writing a novel on page one I decide the specific details of the world my characters will live in, the rules of the magic system, how many books will be in the series (unless its a sole entry), the directions of the story arches, who are the characters, […]

Filed Under: The Craft Tagged With: Inspiration, Pantsing, Plotting, Storytelling, Writing

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

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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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