The Shadow Spinner
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Original Ending of The Shadow Spinner The ending to The Shadow Spinner was actually quite different! It was, in my opinion, much dumber and way less satisfying. In this post, I’ll break down not only what the original ending was, but I’ll try to think back to my thought process on why I was such
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Deleted Chapter from The Shadow Spinner The Shadow Spinner has too many fight scenes and training scenes. We all know it. I’ve mentioned in past posts that I actually deleted fight scenes and training scenes from the book! Here is a big chunk of proof. An entire chapter I ended up cutting out on Jace
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Weapons in Hoops The weapons in Hoops span a few very broad categories. This is because there are no projectiles nor bladed weapons. But what does gives the weapons depth is the various levels. Level 1 is smaller and lighter, Level 2 is larger and heavier, and Level 3 is huge. Just huge. Impractical in
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The Flow Wielding a magical Power in The Shadow Spinner ended up moving away from the obvious usage and towards the Flow. The Flow is when a person summons enough Power to circulate through their body. Each Power has a different effect with the Flow which is what made it so much fun to think
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Healing in The Shadow Spinner As a physical therapist, I’ve seen the healing process play out many, many times. So when it came time to write a Healing scene in The Shadow Spinner, I wanted to write something that reflected real facets of healing. Read on to see some of the limits as well as
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Fighting in The Shadow Spinner Today’s post goes into finer detail regarding the style of fighting based on the magic system as well as a bonus: the song I had basically on repeat while writing the final fight scene in The Shadow Spinner. Fighting style When planning out the magic system, I wanted it to
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City Names Two of the city names actually have real thought behind them. Two of them are jokes. Are one of them is so arbitrary, I don’t even know how I came up with it. Read on to find out which ones are which! Blerg I’ll be going in order of the actual book, starting
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The Eviola The eviola is a special instrument that only Lightning wielders can use. Read on to learn more about its origins and the finer details of playing it! Origin story I grew up playing the violin so I was quite familiar with stringed instruments. The origin of this instrument is from one of the
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Characteristic Looks In The Shadow Spinner, the characters each have something that is visually interesting and relevant to their characters. Hermit’s staff, N’Halia’s scar, Araina’s age and size, and Shoku’s bracer. Read on to learn more about these things! Hermit’s staff Obviously the wise mentor needed a staff. It was unthinkable that Hermit would ever
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Hypnosis Scene Probably most people don’t know that I, myself, am a certified hypnotist. I practiced as a hypnotist and a health coach in addition to being a physical therapist. So when it came time for N’Halia to resolve an emotional issue, how could I resist? Miltona Pretty much any English-speaking hypnotist would immediately recognize
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