Book Review: Fire Eyes Awakened by R.J. Batla
It's Book Review Wednesday (even though this post goes live on Thursday), and I've got a treat! This book has the classic fantasy flavor (complete with elves and dwarves and...
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Fantasy Assassins Reading List
Welcome to The Ultimate Fantasy Assassins Reading List for Book Lovers If you love fantasy assassins as much as I do, you’ll probably be looking for more assassin fantasy books...
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The Eight Qualities of Personality Disorders
As many of you know, I'm fascinated by all things neurological, psychological, and emotional. Since my ASD diagnosis a few years ago, I've loved studying more about the human brain,...
The REAL Cause of Anger
For a lot of us men (and many women), anger is a natural reaction. In fact, it's considered one of the most "masculine" of emotions. Men are TWICE as likely...
Different, Not Damaged is HERE!!
As some of you may know, I was diagnosed with (mild) Asperger's Syndrome (one of the Autism Spectrum Disorders) a few years ago. My Asperger's manifests as: Awkwardness in social...
Book Review: Ashes by Joshua Rutherford
It's Book Review Wednesday! After a few weeks of break, I'm back with another review—this one for a dystopian short story written by Josh Rutherford, author of Sons of Chenia....
The Most Effective Form of Torture
When writing a character like the Hunter of Voramis, bad-ass half-demon assassin, it's all but guaranteed that there will be some form of torture involved (live by the sword, and...
What Happens At InD'Scribe 2017 Doesn't Stay There!
The 2017 InD'Scribe Convention was SO MUCH FUN! Not only was it four amazing days of workshops and panels, but it was an absolute pleasure to see old friends and...
Why We Art
Art is an integral part of human culture and society. For millennia, people have been using art to communicate thoughts, ideas, emotions, and important information. Some art is beautiful, some...
Book Review: Lucifer's Star by C.T. Phipps
For today's Book Review Wednesday, I'm going to step out of my favorite genre (fantasy), but not too far. It's just a short skip and a hop to the OTHER...
A Scientific Explanation for "Magical" Visions?
The concept of "visions" or "magical dreams" has been around since the beginning of time. People have been reporting these experiences for centuries: 6th century BC: The visions of Daniel...
Join the Celebration + Giveaway!
It's time to celebrate! My super secret, super awesome reader group on Facebook (Andy Peloquin's Fantasy Fiends) has reached 200 members—a HUGE milestone for me. So, as I promised the...
My Religious Beliefs Summed Up
I know religion is one of those "taboo" topics you're not supposed to talk about. However, the rebel side of me is going to do it anyway! I was raised...
Are Modern Mental Disorders Prehistoric?
Mental and neurological disorders seem like such a modern thing. Think about it: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders was only published in 1952, just over 65 years...
Why is Self Improvement So Darn Hard?
Realizing we need to change or improve something in our lives or personalities is just the first step, and often the easiest one. After that comes the challenge of actually...
Book Review: Thief of the Night Guild by Andy Peloquin
As is my tradition with each new book launch, I like to share some of the reviews posted for the book. These reviews aren't written by me (that would be...
Thief of the Night Guild is LIVE!
And it's officially HERE!!!! As usual, forgive the overuse of exclamation points, but I get excited on Book Launch Day. This one is particularly special because this story deals with...