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Child of the Stone – Short Story Released

2017-10-17
By: Darrell Newton
On: October 17, 2017
In: History, Short Stories, Writing

 New short story Child of the Stone released as an ebook on Amazon. Child of the Stone Discovering a Relic of Time Travel Avar-Tek Event 4 eBook – Short Story When an old peasant in medieval Spain unearths an ancient box, he discovers a power that will change his life. A silver plate promises to bring him and his wife out of poverty, but the true treasure lies hidden in another artifact: a simple stone. Once he discovers the stone’s powers, he must either tell the truth and forfeit it to the authorities, or let his greed corrupt it. Preview       Mud, heavyRead More →

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Using Swear Words in Christian Literature

2017-10-08
By: Darrell Newton
On: October 8, 2017
In: Theology, Writing

Swear Words in Christina Literature I’ve always been a clean guy. Well, at least my language. And hygiene, I mean … I shower also. So, when it comes to writing a story, should we have our characters cuss or curse or use those words our mothers told us not to? To a point, yes. Here’s my reasoning. If, for example, your character is in prison and he’s going to talk to someone, they’re going to cuss. Sorry. That’s the way you roll in prison. The most common word is Mutha-Fudga. What is a mutha-fudga? Honestly, I’m not sure. It must be something cold as inRead More →

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Preorder The Apprentice Stone

2017-10-03
By: Darrell Newton
On: October 3, 2017
In: Book Launch Announcement, Novel, Writing

Preorder We have made The Apprentice Stone novel (ebook) available for preorder at Amazon. This shocked me. Amazon said it could take up to 72 hours to be posted. So, I rushed to complete the final editing and formatting. In the wee hours of the morning, I pushed the PUBLISH button with great trepidation. I woke up this morning and … wow. There it was. I must admit I jumped up and down like a little kid on Christmas morning. Derek — my oldest son — stood behind me with his smart phone. I’m sure somewhere in social media is a video of me makingRead More →

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The Apprentice Stone Map – Released

2017-10-02
By: Darrell Newton
On: October 2, 2017
In: History, Novel, Writing

The Apprentice Stone Map has been released! This map will be in the new novel, The Apprentice Stone, due to release in ebook this Saturday, October 7th on Amazon. I plan on releasing the print version (soft-cover) in about a month. The ebook version will have the colored version of the map, and the print version will have a black and white version. The map shows the main character’s (Francisco) journey from Toledo, Spain to Fez, Morocco. These are the modern names and not the names used in 1212 AD when the novel takes place. At that time, Spain split into several Christian kingdoms inRead More →

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My Passion for Writing (Video)

2017-08-08
By: Darrell Newton
On: August 8, 2017
In: Writing

I released a video explaining my passion for writing. YouTuber Your Brother in Christ sponsored this post. Thank you for watching. Please ‘like’ and leave a comment.Read More →

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