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[Michael Tinker Pearce]

Hello, I’m Michael Tinker Pearce. I’m a full time professional knife and sword maker who has recently turned/returned to writing fiction with my wife Linda Pearce. I was consulting on the Mongoliad/Foreworld project and when they circulated a request for Foreworld Novellas Linda and I decided to give it a go. Our first Foreworld novella, “The Shield Maiden,” was published by 47 North last November.

About twenty years ago I wrote some short fiction, some of which sold. Since then I have been writing primarily non-fiction, much of it related to my profession or other interests such as cooking, classic cars, firearms etc. This included a book on medieval european swords that has been quite successful.

We’re currently finishing up our first novel, a heroic fantasy, which we plan to self-publish in February (knock-on-wood!) This is part of a four-book series, so keeping momentum up will be important…

In addition to being very knowledgable about swords and other edged weapons I am a student of Historic European Martial Arts, both armed and unarmed. I am also a former Combat Pistol competitor and am very familiar with modern firearms and am happy to consult on these subjects if people need information.

[Ashe Elton Parker]

Hi, Michael! Welcome to the site. I hope it helps you a great deal, and congratulations on your previous successes!

As this post will eventually fall to the second page, I’d like to suggest you “advertise” your areas of expertise on the Ask a <> thread (on the Techniques board), which this link will take you directly to. This is a database where those of us who have expertise in certain areas and activities have volunteered to assist other writers who need information.

Ashe Elton Parker
"Just love me, fear me, do as I say, and I will be your slave." ~ David Bowie as Jareth in Labyrinth
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Member since 1998.
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[Maripat]

Hello and welcome to Forward Motion. That’s exciting you and your wife are working on a project together. You might want to check out our indie publishing board to share experiences and ideas.

Have a look around the site and if you have any questions, please ask.

Maripat

[Magic Seeker]

Hello Michael! Welcome to FM! Congratulations to you and Linda!

You have the perfect background for writing fantasy. :cheer: I’m sure a lot of us would like to pick your brains.

Happy writing,
Deb Salisbury
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[J.A. Marlow]

Wow, you are a very busy person! Congrats on the novella, and I hope you can hit your deadline for your novel.

Welcome to the site. Let us know if you have any questions or need any help.

J.A. Marlow
The String Weavers, Salmon Run, Redpoint One series.

Writer alter-ego of Dreamers Cove

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

Thanks all for the welcome! Yeah, we do try to keep busy, lol.

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