“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” —Mark Twain My wife posted this quote today on her Facebook […]
mythology
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I just finished watching the Life of Pi and was moved deeply by the story. I have the book on my Kindle, but can’t seem to find the time to sit and read as I fulfill my professional duties and the little time remaining to writing. The story to me […]
I am a master of the sword and of Jita, the art of self control. I am of the race of the Kassaran. They say my race has skin the color of a peach and we are said to be the stoic ones. As the seventh son of my honorable […]
I saw this blog post title (What I love About My Story) and decided it should be one of mine. To keep it simple I will just give bullet points: It has action. Action that increases tenfold with each book. It has characters I love and I characters I hate. […]
Have you ever noticed that many religions have stories so similar that you wonder if all religions were founded and then modified from a single mythology? I not insinuating all religions are myths, but they all have common themes: creation, life, and end of times. When I began contemplating my […]
Often in my 53 years of life I have pondered the meaning of life. I’ve researched the topic, read the bible and other non-canonical works, and I continue to research other points of view. I will continue to read other works of faith and spirituality. Today I saw the movie […]
I try so hard to be liked. Why I am not like my brothers? I feel I am always in the way, no matter how hard I try to help. I’m just clumsy and dangerous to be around. They call me slow witted. I don’t mean to be. They say […]
You surely recall Gandalf saying these words as Minas Tirith was about to come under siege by the forces of Sauron, “Prepare for Battle.” When I began writing the siege of Masara in the third book of my trilogy, Last Stand of the Living, I wanted to exceed the battle […]
I read a tweet on the dreaded question we authors are asked, what is your story about? Well since I have three stories, it first is a trilogy and second it is a mythology. If you do not understand the concept of a mythology, then refer to Greek and Roman […]
Why do I love Arimar? He had filled the dreams of my youth and appeared to me now past my prime, yet something draws me near to him. He has brought no army to free the enslaved, yet I trust him nonetheless. He fought for the soul of my sister, […]