I was on a writing community forum this week and was quite shocked to read one question. Unlike a lot of posts, it didn’t involve being told I was a beautiful lady and a Saudi Prince wanted to meet me. No, this was much more serious. It was, ‘What magic system do you use in your writing?’ To which I answered, 'My own.' Magic systems are hard to create because there are so … [Read more...] about A Question of Magic Systems
Books
Steven Universe: Diamond Days
Diamond Days: How Steven Universe Changed Our Minds by Kristin Gustafson & Chad Eichhorn The release of Steven Universe’s Diamond Days episodes has its fandom worked up, to say the least. The five-episode set was released throughout December and January, and culminated in the first ever forty-four-minute special, “Change Your Mind.” “Change Your Mind” is all that … [Read more...] about Steven Universe: Diamond Days
Of Horror Fantasy and Witherleigh
Ask anyone about fantasy and most will tell you about wood elves, dwarfs, and wizards. However, fantasy as a genre has so much more to offer. The main aim of fantasy is to sweep you away from the humdrum monotony of everyday life and into sparkling new worlds, whose only limit is that of human imagination. Human imagination can be exciting, romantic adventures or they can be … [Read more...] about Of Horror Fantasy and Witherleigh
Talking About Archetypes….
Archetype. It means an original pattern of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are derived, copied, modeled, or emulated. Basically, archetypes come from the basic personality types that make up all people. And we take those strong personality types to create our larger-than-life characters. I think, the more thought and planning one puts into … [Read more...] about Talking About Archetypes….
An Interview with Peter Meredith
Author Peter Meredith Bio Having tried my hand in real estate, as an emergency room nurse, and a CEO of a national lighting company, I have come to find that my true addic-tion is in writing and I have been blessed to make it his full time career. I now reside in Colorado with my wife Stacy, of nearly 27 years. We have two grown children and a grandchild who also live in … [Read more...] about An Interview with Peter Meredith