"Courage, dear heart..." - C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Like many fantasy fans and aspiring writers, I was greatly influenced by C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia as a young reader. My copies of each book are well-worn, having been read cover to cover multiple times over my adolescence. The stories are … Continue reading Courage
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Game of Thrones: A Final Perspective
***WARNING! THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR SEASONS 1-8 OF GAME OF THRONES AND THE ASOIAF BOOKS!*** I've defended some of Game of Thrones's more questionable or controversial decisions, or, at the very least, accepted them, even if I didn't always understand them. Literature and television are different mediums, and translating one to the other is … Continue reading Game of Thrones: A Final Perspective
Rose of Autumn
(I wrote this poem a few years back for an unfinished fantasy story that will likely never see the light of day. It's about a woman who eventually became a queen,widely revered for her beauty and feared for her skill with an ax and her prickly attitude. I actually like how it came out, so … Continue reading Rose of Autumn
Favorite Tropes
Writers are often advised to avoid certain tropes in their writing, but let's face it... some tropes/cliches are unavoidable. And some are irresistible! Tropes and cliches can be bad, don't get me wrong. They are dreaded and spurned for a reason. They can break a story and turn a reader away from a book or … Continue reading Favorite Tropes
Five Life-Changing Reads
Every avid reader has a favorite book or two... or seventy-six. But some of those notable or obscure titles can be life-changing. So, here's a list of some of the books that have changed my life - not only as a reader, but as a person! 1.) Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie - Most folks … Continue reading Five Life-Changing Reads
Writing Techniques: Querying
This isn't technically a "techniques" post, because, admittedly, I have very limited experience with this. So, instead, I'm just going to babble a bit about how my process with querying has been going thus far, so it will be a bit more personal. I never attempted to traditionally publish I'm With You, though, in hindsight, … Continue reading Writing Techniques: Querying
Writing Rewind #12: Wings of Fate Chapter 8 Part 1
I'll straight up admit that I've been putting this next installment off on purpose, because it includes the storyline I've been dreading. The romance subplot. My reasons for hating it will become more prevalent next time, but this is the set up to it... Now that I'm older, I've actually done a total 180 on … Continue reading Writing Rewind #12: Wings of Fate Chapter 8 Part 1
Writing Rewind #5: Wings of Fate Chapter 3
When we last left off on Writing Rewind, Heiwa met a new friend named Daisuke and attended a "mysterious meeting," which announced a year-long mission on an airship under the command of the cold, icy, frigid, glacial General Matthias von Schneider. However, Heiwa doesn't believe he can go because of his obligations to his mother … Continue reading Writing Rewind #5: Wings of Fate Chapter 3
Frostwritten 