Chad Fillion https://chadfillion.com/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 23:39:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://chadfillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-cf-logo-32x32.webp Chad Fillion https://chadfillion.com/ 32 32 Character Development https://chadfillion.com/thoughts/character-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=character-development Wed, 16 Jul 2025 01:41:36 +0000 https://chadfillion.com/?p=4272

Extension of character information – with pictures! As part of the expansion of the website, I focused on the characters. Not just the main […]

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]]> A new plan? https://chadfillion.com/thoughts/a-new-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-plan Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:42:21 +0000 https://chadfillion.com/?p=3936
Fantasy canyon

Welcome back, friends and followers With the festive fourth behind us, it is now time to plan the summer grind. For those with kids, […]

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]]> Marketing Slow Burn https://chadfillion.com/thoughts/marketing-slow-burn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marketing-slow-burn Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:57:12 +0000 https://chadfillion.com/?p=3932
fantasy landscape scenery without vegetation

Keeping up is tough Sitting here writing this, I’m kicking myself. I sat down at 6:45, after dinner, to work on editing, but marketing […]

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]]> Editing bliss https://chadfillion.com/thoughts/editing-bliss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=editing-bliss Sun, 01 Jun 2025 02:05:34 +0000 https://chadfillion.com/?p=3791
Fantasy tropical jungle forest in surreal colors. Concept landscape

Not editing bliss, I lied. Editing is a pain in the ass. There I said it. It’s a necessary evil, sure, I get that… […]

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]]> The visuals https://chadfillion.com/thoughts/the-visuals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-visuals Sat, 24 May 2025 18:41:31 +0000 https://chadfillion.com/?p=3714
Fantasy Valley

Visuals and Concept Art abounds! Throughout the site, you will see picturesque landscapes and visuals accompanying the posts, pages, elements, and content. Unless specifically […]

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]]> Self pub? https://chadfillion.com/thoughts/self-publishing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=self-publishing Tue, 20 May 2025 03:21:07 +0000 https://chadfillion.com/?p=3461
Fantasy tropical jungle forest in surreal colors. Concept landscape

At a crossroad… It’s been an interesting time lately. I’ve had some conversations with friends. I’ve also talked with a handful of self-publishing ‘vanity’ […]

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]]> Now What? https://chadfillion.com/thoughts/finished-manuscript/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finished-manuscript Sat, 10 May 2025 17:01:50 +0000 https://theme.madsparrow.me/most/?p=18
Fantasic autumn view of submerged bell tower in lake Resia

Manuscript finished? So here we are. With the manuscript finished for Book 1 of the Legacy of Leithu, I am now working through the […]

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]]> Good Start https://chadfillion.com/thoughts/good-start/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-start Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:08:16 +0000 https://theme.madsparrow.me/most/?p=21
River of fantasy in autumn

Well, that’s a starting draft! It seems like an eternity has passed since I started, but the reality is I wrote nearly 50k words […]

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]]> Debut Novel​ https://chadfillion.com/thoughts/new-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-book Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:10:42 +0000 https://theme.madsparrow.me/most/?p=25
the Tree of Life in a fantasy environment

Book 1 Yup. I’m on my way toward completing a new book, my FIRST book, The Exceptional Trunk. This is the first book in […]

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]]> World creation https://chadfillion.com/thoughts/world-creation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-creation Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:12:34 +0000 https://theme.madsparrow.me/most/?p=27
Fantasy canyon

Creation is difficult.  The creation of a place like Leithu can be a struggle. Sure, sometimes there are full dumps of content and ideas […]

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