Author Archives: James Ashman

About James Ashman

I write books of the fantasy, heroic, and adventure types. So far. I'm an author who loves fantastic stories.

The three basic crimes for fiction writers

Of course they are for non-fiction as well, though that’s a moot point since I’m talking about writing new creative stories, not rehashing something real. I was thinking about some of the trials my characters have faced, and which ones … Continue reading

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The Adventures of Var and Ruby – 01

((Real, real, author’s note, you’ll understand why soon enough. In The Lupine Prince I have a break of 3 years in between part 1 and part 2. Now, a few bits and pieces of what happened in those years is … Continue reading

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Even fictional punches have to have Force

I looked around online and found that there is about 150 joules of force in a punch. And could go up to almost 1000 or so, for a strong boxer (see wikipedia link later on). That’d end up being 737 … Continue reading

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Twice in four days

Well it’s been almost 4 years since I first started writing my first book, The Lupine Prince. Its been almost 3 years since I finished editing and publishing it. And it’s been about 2 years since I last seriously worked … Continue reading

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Sometimes, the best is the ridiculous one

There’s a funny show called Chuck that I’m sure more than enough people watch. It’s not very realistic. The humor is quirky. The stories swing between melodramatic and silly. And it’s fantastic as such. In all the years it’s been … Continue reading

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