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A Book Meme (me me me)

By On August 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Question: What’s a Meme?

Answer: A Meme is an idea that is shared and passed from blog to blog, like a question posted in one blog and answered in many other blogs; an idea that goes viral. And also a creative prompt, which I am seriously in need of…

Whenever I’m fortunate [...]

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Maps & Legends

By On March 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment

“The map that you painted didn’t seem real. He just sings whatever he’s seen. Point to the legend, point to the east. Point to the yellow, red and green. Maybe he’s caught in the legend. Maybe he’s caught in the mood. Maybe these maps and legends. Have been misunderstood.” ~ Mills, Berry, [...]

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Telling Stories

By On January 29, 2010 · 2 Comments

“The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more.” ~ Mary Shelley

For a while now, I’ve been looking for a way to help manage all my characters, ideas and scenes for the fantasy novel that I’m writing. I know that the majority of writers write [...]

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The Night Watch

By On January 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

“There is a great deal of difference between the eager man who wants to read a book, and the tired man who wants a book to read.” ~ G.K. Chesterton

A few weeks ago, a friend lent me a copy of The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko. It’s [...]

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Update on The Seeker

By On October 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I have been prevented from fulfilling my latent desire to have to purchase a new TV. The only word to describe how I feel is bamboozled. The ending was neither a cop out nor an exact portrayal of the book. I have to admit, begrudgingly, that the series worked. I [...]

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A Note About Vampires

By On October 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I would just like to clarify something. Vampires, by their very nature, are evil. They feed on the blood of humans, killing them in the process, and take great pleasure in doing so (unless of course they are ensouled, which is extremely rare). Vampires do not live in the outskirts of America and work as [...]

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The Seeker

By On October 13, 2009 · 2 Comments

So, in addition to my last post, one of my all time favourite fantasy novels is Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind. It is another book of huge proportions, both in size and imagination, but it is a book that moves away from the morally safe and inoffensive environment in which a [...]

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