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Sparta Online, book 1: Nemesis
Sparta Online, book 1: Nemesis

The might, myth and magic of ancient Greece returned to life... via a deadly combat training game.

2022

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J. F. Danskin
J. F. Danskin

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The Fiction Writer’s Den

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The Fiction Writer’s Den

Publication update — Medium has a lot of fiction publications — perhaps too many! Do we benefit from lots of little projects spread out all over the place? Myself and a few other writer/editors (feel free to comment to show that I’m not just imagining this…) felt that the answer is ‘no’. We…

Fiction

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The Fiction Writer’s Den
The Fiction Writer’s Den
Fiction

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A Brief Update on My Web-Novel, ‘Sorcerer’

A fantasy gamelit web-novel right here on Medium — If you have been reading my gamelit web-novel ‘Sorcerer’, thank you! I hope you’ve been enjoying it so far. If not, well, you might be wondering… …what’s a web-novel? It’s a novel that is shared chapter by chapter on the internet. Often that’s done on sites like Royal Road, but…

Fiction

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A Brief Update on My Web-Novel, ‘Sorcerer’
A Brief Update on My Web-Novel, ‘Sorcerer’
Fiction

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Just Like New

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A Complete Choose-Your-Own Story

Right here on Medium. And in bite-sized installments! — There’s no shortage of great short stories and flash fiction here on Medium. Less common are ‘choose your own adventure’ stories — yeah, like the ones you read as a kid, where each chapter ends with a choice. Still, some writers have been giving it a go. …

Fiction

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A Complete Choose-Your-Own Story
A Complete Choose-Your-Own Story
Fiction

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The Community Building Movement

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What is this Mysterious Story-Slash-Roleplaying Game on Medium?

How a group of authors (and, let’s face it, D&D nerds) use Medium to tell stories, do world-building, and play games — In a previous article for this publication, I wrote about how a group of Medium creative writers have collaborated to produce a vast comic-fantasy epic, all written in 100-word drabbles: A Unique Collaborative Writing Experience on Medium How a group of authors came together to create a unique humor-horror adventure story, all written in 100-word chaptersmedium.com

The Cb Movement

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What is this Mysterious Story-Slash-Roleplaying Game on Medium?
What is this Mysterious Story-Slash-Roleplaying Game on Medium?
The Cb Movement

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The Fiction Writer’s Den

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About Me–J.F. Danskin

Fantasy author, and person who is interested in writing… — Bio I’m a creative writer of fantasy, and have been writing novels and web-novels for a number of years. My first series was The Druid Stones Saga, a historical fantasy set in medieval Scotland and based around Celtic myths and legends. …

Writing

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About Me–J.F. Danskin
About Me–J.F. Danskin
Writing

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The Fiction Writer’s Den

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I Made A Deal

A response to the monthly literary smack-down challenge. — This sci-fi short story is a response to a challenge set by Sweet Chaos. And check out the stories set in the same universe: ‘Consequences’ and ‘Merchant’. Two roskan lizards were playing tug-of-war with rope toys as Quaze-Dray strode into the throne room of Baron Ra’Xoo, Lord of the Three…

Tft Challenge

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I Made A Deal
I Made A Deal
Tft Challenge

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Choose Your Own Adventure — Collaboration

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Stench of Orc Armor

A chapter of a ‘choose your own’ tale — This is a ‘choose your own’ fiction story, “drabble edition”. You can check out Chapter 1 of this story: The Burned Village. Check the previous chapter: ‘The Way Into Ballax’ by Andrew Crocker. The orc no doubt smelled terrible in life. He’s worse as a corpse! …

Fiction

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Stench of Orc Armor
Stench of Orc Armor
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The Fiction Writer’s Den

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Sorcerer, Chapter 72: Dungeon Dive, part 1

A fantasy gamelit web-novel — This is part of a fantasy gamelit web-novel, with a Dungeons & Dragons flavor. The full title is “Sorcerer, Level 1”. Click here to begin at Chapter 1, or click here for the contents page! Many of my stories culminate in battles. This web-novel will end with a dungeon dive…

Fiction

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Sorcerer, Chapter 72: Dungeon Dive, part 1
Sorcerer, Chapter 72: Dungeon Dive, part 1
Fiction

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Choose Your Own Adventure — Collaboration

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Darkness Takes Hold

A chapter of a Primatria quest — This is part of a story that works as an interactive game. You’ll need to have dice and a way to take notes! If you came here by accident, click here for the beginning of the Medium Adventurers League. …

Fiction

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Darkness Takes Hold
Darkness Takes Hold
Fiction

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The Fiction Writer’s Den

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Fiction Authors You Should Know (pt. 2)

Introducing more of the creative stars of Medium — Hello again! This is a continuation of my celebration of fiction authors who are writing and sharing their work here on Medium. I shared my first list of stars of our fiction community here, and also created a list titled ‘Fiction authors you should know about’, to help celebrate and…

Writing Community

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Fiction Authors You Should Know (pt. 2)
Fiction Authors You Should Know (pt. 2)
Writing Community

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