Mar 12, 2013 | fantasy, Imagination & Creativity, Philosophy, Plot Development, Reviews, Uncategorized, World-Building, writing |
I’ve been struggling recently with a situation that arose from the number of positive—yes, I just said positive—reviews I’ve received on my latest novel (which, by the way, was recently selected as a Finalist for the ForeWord Book of the Year – yay!)...
Jan 11, 2013 | Cephrael's Hand, fantasy, Imagination & Creativity, Reviews, writing |
My cat Sam sits with me when I write, whether I’m working on my laptop or composing on the piano. He likes being around when I’m being creative, which is pretty cool, considering he’s a cat. As a child, the idea of having a cat for a writing...
Oct 31, 2012 | Character Development, fantasy, Plot Development, World-Building, writing |
Many thanks to The Cover by Brittany for originally hosting this post on her blog. Some fantasy authors cringe at the topic of world-building, but actually, it’s one of the most thrilling aspects of writing genre fiction. When we write fantasy, we become...
Oct 30, 2012 | fantasy, reading, Tropes, writing |
“I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson We are what we read. In big ways and small, the books, articles and even social commentary that we ingest fuels our thinking like...
Oct 12, 2012 | Book Covers, eBooks, fantasy, The Dagger of Adendigaeth, writing |
Here it is, your first sneak peak from The Dagger of Adendigaeth, A Pattern of Shadow & Light Book 2! Chapter One “Nobility is birthed not of blood but of the heart.” – Gydryn val Lorian, King of Dannym The temple of the Prophet Bethamin in...
Oct 4, 2012 | fantasy, Plot Development, Story Concepts, Tropes, World-Building, writing |
The word trope is defined in most dictionaries as “a word or expression used in a figurative sense,” but trope has become reinterpreted in today’s vernacular to refer to an often overused plot device. The conflict inherent in tropes as they apply to genre literature...