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A bit of fun – A Wicked Kind of Dark
If A Wicked Kind of Dark was a movie, who would play the leads? The cast I came up with would cost a fortune! Every author, in fact everyone, is allowed to dream … I think Julia Roberts would be …
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The Prologue for my next book and a Q and A with the main character – Jonathan K Benton
Prologue So this is fear. The man stood trembling on the edge of the plank as dark clouds tumbled towards the boat. The approaching storm sent cannonballs of wind to clear its path. Inside the storm, the ocean was black. …
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Tagged A Wicked Kind Of Dark, dark fantasy, Jonathan K Benton, young adult
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Returning to the keyboard – Book 2 of my young adult fantasy series
I’m on holiday, which means writing. I’ve given myself four weeks to finish the first draft of the next book in the Minaea Chronicles. I’m loving returning to Minaea. I’m also enjoying the change of scenery on Earth for Part …
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Creating a Dark Lord – by Jonathan Benton
Throughout the book The Lord of the Rings, Sauron rarely (if ever, from memory) speaks a word. We don’t know what he looks like, nor are we given direct access to his thoughts. His presence, however, permeates through every page of …
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A Wicked Kind of Dark – Fairytales are not all petticoats and pixies
Always where light shines brightest, the darkness is most pitch. It is in these extremes, real and imagined, that our greatest stories unfold, and heroes stand tallest. We see it in Wuthering Heights, when Heathcliff recognises in Hareton echoes …
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Jonathan K Benton – First blog,not a blurb.
Dear Readers, I hope blogging becomes easier, because I’ve rewritten this first sentence 12 times, and the text still isn’t singing. I digress. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and say hello. If you would like to …
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Jonathan K Benton’s first novel release – 2013
A Wicked Kind of Dark A Wicked Kind of Dark Coming in 2013 Robert Duncan used to believe in magic. A mysterious call about a blood moon leads Robert back to the magical world of his childhood, Minaea, and to …
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