(Sequel to "The Jracon's Burden") **** The waves split endlessly against the headland, seemingly intent on dragging the rocky point into the sea. Seagulls called to each other in a minor key, their pure whites and slate greys matching the frothy clouds above and the gloomy waters below. The steady wind, as merciless and constant …
Continue reading Work in Progress – “The Jracon’s Oath” – A Preview (early draft)
Undoubtedly the first foray for many readers into the wondrous world of fantasy writing is the epic novel, "The Hobbit", by J.R.R.Tolkien, released today in 1937, 81 years ago. Most recently captured in film form with Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey, but loved in book form by millions …
Continue reading Today in Literary History – Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” was published
Although I set out to create a fantasy novel, I decided early on that I would use my knowledge of the natural world, and in particular the English countryside, as the backdrop for my story. There were a number of reasons for this, two of which I will detail here; one, my love of the …
Continue reading Deciding on a setting for my new fantasy novel, “The Jracon’s Burden”…
I've been researching authors, famous and not-so, to try to expand my own styles and writing methods, and I've noticed something; they really love their quotes! Or maybe they are just rather good with words (funny, that!) and we, the adoring public, love to stick what they have said inside speech marks and use them …
It is all too easy to get deeply immersed in a work in progress, either on a character level, where you worry overly about what your protagonists would do next, or on a syntaxical level, ensuring your paragraphs are the correct length, and the punctuation is spot on. Of course both are essential for a …
