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Monday, January 26, 2015

The Secret Door Through Platform 9 3/4 into a World of Our Dreams

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The portal. The secret door. The entry into an unknown and fantastic world. Is there any more cliched trope of fantasy writing no matter how...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Why We Can't Let Harry Potter Go

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Jane Austen Margaret Mitchell JRR Tolkien George Lucas How many old stories can you think of that are not only still read, but continue...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Go Where It's Scary -- Into the Abyss of the Hero's Journey

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Years ago, whenever I was creatively procrastinating upon a tough job at work, or doing my best to avoid a task that involved conflict, a gu...
Monday, January 19, 2015

Southern Fried Wiccan Cover Reveal!

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The day is finally here! The day I get to reveal to you the awesome cover for Southern Fried Wiccan , which releases March 24. The lovely te...
Friday, January 16, 2015

The Snake and the Wand -- Are They Related?

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Can you think of a more cliched article of fantasy writing than the wand?  What witch, warlock, mage, or sorcerer would not be properly at...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

The Oppositional Role of Dumbledore to Hagrid in Harry's Development

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Potter fans rejoice! The release date for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie was announced this week . We only have ...
Thursday, November 6, 2014

Walking While Writing Through NaNoWriMo part 3

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Daily nanoWALmo Stats: 1:45 hours of walking with over 7000 steps and 1969 words written! I'm continuing to really enjoy this proce...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Using Voice Recognition to Walk and Talk Your Way Through #NaNoWriMo part 2

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Image from TypeWhileWalking.com Yesterday I posted the basic premise of my plans for this years NaNoWriMo , to turn the butt-in-chair ha...