M. A. Darkforge

Fantasy author of Maelstrom & The Golden Steps. Love, loss, vengeance & redemption. Enter the Darkforge. YouTube:

[M. A. Darkforge @MADarkforge]

One man’s quest for vengeance. One man’s quest for peace. When their paths collide, a maelstrom is born. Love, loss, redemption, and forgiveness in one wild dark-fantasy ride. My novel MAELSTROM is out now. https://t.co/MBpJpwMBaw

[M. A. Darkforge @MADarkforge]

@VTGiann That's it exactly. The past doesn't have to be loud to show. Sometimes it's just a hand that stops halfway. As an artist, do you find it easier to show that in a face or in posture?

[M. A. Darkforge @MADarkforge]

"He should have released the light."

The moment Koru earned the name Az'ze, now narrated, straight from the pages of The Golden Steps. 🐺

https://t.co/aREjFpxeVa

(AI-assisted concept art, AI narration)
#fantasy #epicfantasy #indieauthor

[M. A. Darkforge @MADarkforge]

@decodinbooks Full disclosure, I wrote this one: Maelstrom. A necromancer is recruited to solve a buried past that's bleeding into the present. Love, loss, and revenge in a dark standalone fantasy, just under 500 pages. https://t.co/MBpJpwM3kY

[M. A. Darkforge @MADarkforge]

The only problem I find with most fantasy books is they either never end or they end so abruptly you're left feeling like something's missing. I'll still recommend The King's Dark Tidings, even though the series is ongoing and I'm not sure how it'll resolve, because I recommend it to everybody, lol. It's my absolute favorite fantasy series and it made me fall in love with fantasy.

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@Pixlezy I love stories that stay with you and leave a lasting impression long after the credits roll or you hit the final page. There's something magic about ideas that rattle around in your head long after you put it down. I may have to check this out based on your recommendation.

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@LucienLambent Lol, so true. Then you're trying to remember if you used it somewhere else, and suddenly it's central to the plot and you're restructuring entire sections because your buffer changed the novel.

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@AuthorGFAllen Indeed. Countless worlds to explore, unique characters to meet, and entirely different lives to live and experience, all for a pittance. That can never be called a waste of money.

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@lillytwiht @Mary_ork Honestly? I wanted to read the characters I wanted to see in the world, so I started writing them. What got you into fantasy?

[M. A. Darkforge @MADarkforge]

@JackBogueAuthor Happy Tuesday to you too. What's on your plate this week, writing or gaming, and what's pulling you toward it?

[M. A. Darkforge @MADarkforge]

@GeauxReadBooks @JonathanKoan Good to see you back on YouTube. The first upload after a break is always the hardest one. What's this one about?

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@hwjohnston7 Agreed. Quitting's easy. Finishing is where the story actually shows up. What gets you back to the page on the days it fights you?

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@caleblikesbooks A 5/10 that still counts as a favorite experience is my kind of honest review. Was it the big problems that made it fun to talk about, or did the character dynamics carry you through?

[M. A. Darkforge @MADarkforge]

Full disclosure, I wrote one: Maelstrom, dark fantasy about a worn-out necromancer who'd rather be left alone. It's on Kindle Unlimited. Outside my own stuff, The King's Dark Tidings is a favorite. Do you like your dark fantasy grim all the way down, or with some hope in it, and why? https://t.co/HAU0LTVFab

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@VTGiann It all comes back to one choice that changed two men's lives. Knowing that decision is still shaping the present is what finally changes what he chooses now, and what he feels he owes. What draws you to characters whose past won't stay buried, and why?

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@Rishav_npm Full disclosure, I wrote this one so I'm biased: Maelstrom is dark fantasy with a tired necromancer as the lead, on Kindle Unlimited. Can't promise it's gothic enough for you though. What pulls you toward gothic, the atmosphere or the characters, and why?

[M. A. Darkforge @MADarkforge]

Maelstrom's lead is a necromancer who just wants to be left alone. He's lived long enough to know power rarely fixes the things that matter. Then the dead start marching beyond the Thasvorn Sea, and he might be the only thing standing between those people and catastrophe. Dark fantasy, on Kindle Unlimited: https://t.co/HAU0LTVFab

[M. A. Darkforge @MADarkforge]

BookGoodies let me ramble about writing for a minute. I'm a character-driven guy, so most of it is about the characters I want to see in the world. My process? One bolt of lightning that turns into a storm. ⚡

https://t.co/cvDu8lt2Tu

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@WriteKnightley Love that kind of unlock. Once a past catches up, does the character fight it or lean into it?

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@WriteKnightley Haha, they nearly got away with it 😂 Did bringing that past back change where the story was headed, or did it finally make the next bit click?