Two of my all time favorite fantasy authors are Robert Jordan and Terry Brooks. The two authors who together inspired me to write fantasy of my own. I was quite sad when Robert Jordan died, as we all were, in part because I never got Read More …
Recently I’ve been running some Headtalker campaigns for the benefit of my writer friend Lindsay Schopfer to try and help him out. I try not to post too many blogs that would only be of interest to other writers, but wanted to share my first Read More …
On New Year’s Eve my betta Moonfire died. Quite the way to start the new year eh? He was always a sickly fish so I had known for quite a while that his passing was inevitable. I suppose most people would have flushed him a Read More …
I thought I would share with you the helpful results of the blog survey so you can get an idea of what is coming on the blog in 2017. Finding 1: How many posts, and when Bottom Line: Weekly Friday posts with occasional Wednesday posts Read More …
Okay, so technically the blog is already here and not actually forthcoming in 2017, but more posts and activity on the blog definitely is! So, dear readers, I want to hear from you! What do you like about the blog, what do you dislike, what Read More …
One thing I’ve always wanted to do, but never succeeded at, is to learn how to play music. I’ve made various attempts over the years. Ill-fated piano lessons as a kid. Buying a penny whistle and a song book at a Woods Tea Company concert, Read More …
Tomorrow marks the beginning of December. A magical time of year when there are multiple holidays being celebrated, the longest night of the year and shortest day, and the power of winter is in full swing. New Years Eve marks among the list of things Read More …
On this most harried of days, when everyone loses their minds trying to find the best deals on stuff, I prefer to stay home and relax, away from it all (but more power to you if you’re brave enough to weather the stores for savings Read More …
On a morning last week I was sitting at the kitchen table pruning the mini-roses I have in pots on my window sill in the hopes I can plant them outside come the spring, and I got to ruminating on how awesome roses are as Read More …
“We do not want any stories that feature a talking sword”. These are the words that inspired my friend Lindsay Schopfer to write the short story Sharp Sword, Dull Sword, which appears in his anthology Magic, Mystery and Mirth. In the book Lindsay describes looking Read More …
