I am about as tough a man as a man can get, but there are two things that can bring this man to his knees. The first is the vision of a veteran returning from war to the arms of its citizenry saluting and cheering their service, their sacrifice for […]
All things Allivar
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In any mythology, there must be a narrative on the end of time. However, immortality suggests there is never truly an ending. So the end of my mythology has to do with the final judgment of a mortal’s soul and an afterlife. Basically, what purpose does an afterlife serve? When […]
It sounds like the title of a great epic story, but it is in fact a true story of my father’s involvement with the Oklahoma Sooners football team of the 1950’s, the very one that still holds today the longest winning streak of 47 straight games in division I football. […]
In my trilogy, “The Chosen One of Allivar” I leave many hints and clues that will only be revealed at the end of the story. This technique is what I look for in stories. I am currently reading George RR Martin’s “Game of Thrones.” I am a slow reader because […]
I admit to being a thinker. I did not have any philosophy courses in college, but I’ve always wondered about how people can justify an action or deny a consequence. In my trilogy “The Chosen One of Allivar” I tried to blend my own thinking into the story. Much of […]
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT! In my trilogy “The Chosen One of Allivar”, I kill off many characters. Many readers have told me that I angered them for doing so. The killing of those characters has a very specific purpose that will only be revealed at the very end. However, when killing […]
When I began my quest of writing a fantasy based on mythology, I had only a trilogy in mind. That changed as I neared the completion of the trilogy. Now my mythology is set to have 18 total stories. As my mind raced to make the trilogy as exciting as […]
When writing my epic trilogy “The Chosen One of Allivar”, I recall watching “The Fellowship of the Ring” while a mother and two teenage girls sat chatting in front of me. At the ending, they all three agreed it had been a waste of their time. With this in mind, […]
Fear gives us a heightened state of awareness. When writing my trilogy “The Chosen One of Allivar” I kept this in my mind at all times. I recall telling ghost stories at a camp one summer and being frightened enough to not sleep. I recall watching the “Exorcist” alone, which […]
In my trilogy, “The Chosen One of Allivar”, I have tried to surpass the greatest battles ever written. I wanted this battle to involve primitive weapons when weapons were not technologically driven. I took the liberty of designing a few of my own weapons and put myself into the mind […]