Today’s A to Z writing challenge is the letter “N” for Necromancer. This word has numerous meanings and is found in religions and in some of the greatest myths and fantasy stories written. 1. One who practices black magic by conjuring up the dead. 2. Communicating with the spirits of […]
Well, May is finally upon us and you know what that means don’t you? It’s the beginning of the female advertising sweeps period. This is when females take extreme measures to lose weight, tan and snap into those itty-bitty bikinis. All of this is in the hopes that we members […]
Today’s A to Z writing challenge is the letter “M” for monster. This author gets his creativity from his love of monsters. My love for monsters started early in my life. I’d watch campy horror movies with characters like Frankenstein, Dracula, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, etc. I read […]
Today’s A to Z writing challenge is “H” for Heaven and Hell. Many do not believe in a heaven or a hell. As a writer, my trilogy “The Chosen One of Allivar” was not written to convince a reader of either. The concepts of both provide for some of the […]
Some days I can write enough blog posts to cover a week. My wife then edits them the best she can and schedules them for posting, unless I specify otherwise. But, how do I come up with my ideas? It’s not that hard really; I love to talk about many […]
Today’s A to Z writing challenge is “F” for Fear by Force. In my trilogy, “The Chosen One of Allivar”, force has many definitions, but the following are the ones I concentrated on when writing: 1. physical power or strength possessed by a living being. 2. strength or power exerted […]
In my A to Z writing challenge, today I tackle the letter G for Gregoron. The Gregoron is a combination of two beings in the world of religion and mythology. The Gorgon is from Greek mythology where this female demon turns living creatures to stone with a gaze into her […]
Today’s A to Z writing challenge is the letter “L” for love. As I near the age of 53, my view of the world is different than it was at age 21. In my 20’s, my type of books or movies would consist of action and science fiction. I was […]
As you may recall, I am a big fan of Monty Python. One of their movies, “The Life of Brian” has a scene called “What have the Romans done for us?” You can watch it here first before reading on. [youtube=http://youtu.be/ExWfh6sGyso] So now that you have perspective, lets talk about […]
When bloggers comment on my posts, it always sparks the need to write a new one. One blogger asked, “How did you survive watching Tom and Jerry as a child and not become a serial killer?” This is due to all the violence in the world. The answer is clear; […]