J.R.R. Tolkien once said his works could not be made into a film. Of course the technology at the time was not sufficient for the grandeur of his imagination. The movie trilogy is said by some to have stripped the deeper meanings of his stories to appeal to the 15-25 […]
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I visited with my sister this weekend and we spoke about my trilogy. She has a masters degree in creative writing. She has tried to read my trilogy but states all the other authors and editors do not write the way I write. That you must hook people quickly into […]
Since late 2011, I have been promoting my trilogy, The Chosen One of Allivar. The story is a mythology which requires creation, life and end of times. I’ve sold quite a few, but reviews and ratings have been very, very difficult to receive. I’ve been told it is very good, […]
I am in the midst of writing a mythology that will consist of nineteen stories. Nineteen has no significant meaning, but here is why there are nineteen: A trilogy (The Chosen One of Allivar) with the brief history of creation of ten heavenly worlds and through the first six ages […]
We live in an era of heightened preconception: An opinion or conception formed in advance of adequate knowledge or experience. In other words, we are as prejudiced as ever. No matter how hard I try to explain most do not understand the difference between a spiritually based story and one […]
I am an author. They tell me that I needed a blog to sell my story’s, but all people seem to want to read about is sex. Don’t you ever get bored with all the talk about sex, the books about sex and the shows about who has had sex […]
I just finished watching Les Miserables. Something struck me from the lyrics to the song, “I dreamed a dream” which ended with, ” Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.” This last week I came to the realization that it is not life itself that kills the dreams of […]
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 just came back from watching The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey. I saw the film in 2D and was more than satisfied with the graphics. I reread the Hobbit in anticipation of the movie so I could see how faithful the story was. However, I had been following Peter […]
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 […]