Holiday Story Hop- Slaying Song

14 Dec 2015December 25, 2019

Join us on December 20th as a great group of fellow authors and I offer up another Story Hop for your Winter Holiday enjoyment. Slated thus far include: Terry West…

Fort Burning

12 Jul 2015May 14, 2019

 Update April 29, 2018: I am still trying to iron this story out, as well as piecing together sections left unfinished or even skipped over. I am sharing it again…

The 7/7/7 Challenge

11 Jul 2015May 14, 2019

The 777 Challenge Candice Coates has, I guess the term is, tagged me to participate in a blog challenge, along with six others. (The page for this challenge has disappeared.…

#BlogBattle #12

3 Jun 2015May 14, 2019

Welcome, once again! (I hope) On Tuesdays, Rachael Ritchey holds a contest, of sorts, that she has dubbed #BlogBattle. Each week, she posts a prompt, and writers will make a…

Able VS The Chosen Ones

18 Feb 2015May 14, 2019

Able snuck through the darkness, his small incantation allowing his eyes to see. The rocky ridge covered with snow and ice proved challenging as he navigated toward the base camp…

Science Fiction Story

28 May 2014May 14, 2019

I come to you today to offer a glimpse into my Science Fiction story, “Challenge Of The Velah”. I began this before I started writing what has now become the…

The Barbarian on Facebook

11 May 2014May 14, 2019

The Barbarian on FacebookI have created a new Facebook page for my Barbarian character. There, I will post some excerpts, updates and, occasionally, let him come forward to tell things…

The Barbarian, continued

13 Apr 2013May 14, 2019

Chapter 2     A month after the groups were reunited, Shelar bore forth a son. The couple were immensely proud, naming the newborn Senus, meaning "serenity in the midst of…

Writing Fight Scenes

8 Feb 2013May 14, 2019

So, you would like to write convincing, engaging, exciting fight scenes, right? Allow me to share with you one of my scenes from my Barbarian story: This takes place after…

The Barbarian, By John T. M. Herres

27 Jan 2013May 14, 2019

Chapter 1 The yellow sands of the Shandan Desert stretched from horizon to horizon, desolate and bleak. The hot, arid wind seemed always from the south, sometimes easing the grains…