J.R. Douglas

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J. R. Douglas loves all things fantasy. Combine said love with two psychology degrees and a lifelong devotion to the written word, and the output is an indie author. When he isn't typing the adventures of Zakolor & friends, he works in adult education, stays healthy-ish with yoga, and lives in upstate New York with his husband and their dog Samson. ...more

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Firepost 20: Set in Motion

“We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.”

-Carl Jung

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Set in Motion

Stories and musings inspired by Chapter 20 in Zakolor.

Whenever I think of rising action in a plot, I think of The Great Mouse Detective.

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