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John was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, grew up in East Leroy, a small town south of Battle Creek. He was an Athens High School All-Conference, All-State, All-American football standout. He serviced in the Army as a noncommissioned officer during the Viet Nam War era. He is a graduate of Appalachian Bible College, Berean Christian College and is an ordained minister. He has been writing fantasy fiction since his two sons were knee high to a gnome. For twelve years he was a member of a sci-fi fantasy writer's group led by a Seattle Pacific University professor, and for two years lead a Christian writer’s group in Pahrump, NV, a sprawling town in the Mojave Desert, where he live with his wife. ...more

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Mastering My Fantasy Names

As one reviewer put it, “The names nearly defeated me at first. Truly. My brain was doing gymnastics.” Hmm, being the author of Seed of the Defiled, with such names as Xvardris, that caused me to smile and shake my head. Although I understood the muddle my readers were experiencing, still, I was puzzled by it.

In the back of Seed of the Defiled I have included a glossary of name pronunciations. Of Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 28, 2026 14:15 • Tags: seed-of-the-defiled

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