Welcome to the first installment in what I hope will be a continuous act of writing – the journeys of Tallavanor, my newest D&D character. My goal is simply to improve my world building skills and help me remember what happened each time. So without further ado, Tallavanor will take over.
Author: Daniel Ottalini
Author of the Award-Winning Steam Empire Chronicles Series
The Last Gladiator – NaNoWriMo Update
Hi all!
I’ve made tons of progress on NaNoWriMo’s writing goal – The Last Gladiator! I’ve reached 14,000 words, so nearly halfway about a week in! Read on to get a snippet of what I’ve been writing!
Happy Halloween!
From me to you, Happy Halloween! Stay safe out there tonight! May your buckets, bags, and loot containers always be full!
Ciao!
– Daniel
Creating a City Watch D&D Character
Hi all,
With October being a hectic month I’ve had little time to really focus on my other writing tasks. But it looks like I’ll be able to get back into D&D, which is going to be fun as I’ve barely done it before. My last character post received some interest, even though the character never saw the light of day, so here’s another one that might actually see some action.
Outlining Snippets from the next Novella!
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Salve! Today’s writing brought to you by the Imperial Nova Terra Trading Company. When you want new goods, look no further than Nova Terra! 
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Outlining in Progress
Can I do two things at once? Evidently! I’ve started work on outlining for my alternate history – history novella. (Any way I can say that faster?)
That’s it! Just wanted to share that something is happening! Still taking ideas for what you’d like to see 🙂
The Last Gladiator – Progress Update!
Salve! I’ve been making some progress on the Last Gladiator – 13,500 words to be specific. Take a look!
NANOWRIMO 2019 – Committed!
Hi all!
It’s official! I’ve committed to National Novel Writing Month 2019. Although for me it will be National Novella writing month!
Building Your Students’ Mindfulness with a Mindfulness Book
Teacher Post Thursday – Build your students’ mindfulness with a mindfulness book!
Howdy everyone!
Thought I’d share a great strategy that I’ve been using this year to help students build the skills needed to develop mindfulness in the classroom. Obviously, it has to be something simple, straightforward, and better yet, cheap and EASY to implement.
I present to you – the Mindfulness book. (See upper left corner!)
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Maryland Renaissance Festival Recap!
A Recap of my awesome book signing event at the Maryland Renaissance Festival!
“Do you like Roman history? Or Alternate history? How about steamships? If you do, this is the book for you!”
I lost track of how often I said that Saturday at the Maryland Renaissance Festival in Crownsville, Maryland. But I’m excited to share how it went!
Modern Papyrus 