Tag Archives: Fantasy

Musing About Mythcon Subjects

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) So Mythcon this year (which I do not have to oversee) will be in Dallas, July 9 through12. The chairs have selected a theme of “War in Heaven” — which is a wonderfully provocative theme. There … Continue reading

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Signing and Selling at Loscon

This weekend I will be attending Loscon at the Airport Marriott near LAX, here in Los Angeles.  I attended the first time last year, and kicked myself for skipping it all these years (I have a lot of friends who … Continue reading

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Writing Description

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) Recently, I was reading the first chapter of a friend’s current work-in-progress, in order to give her notes on it. So, let me say that first off, I did like her story. She is a good … Continue reading

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Loscon 2008

I’d meant to post about Mythcon back some time ago.  But now I’ve misplace the program listings, which I meant to use to describe the things I’d attended.  Oh well.  I’ll just say, aside from some interesting glitches regarding the location … Continue reading

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Apocalyptic Writing in Fantasy

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) As I’ve been re-reading what is written of The Ring of Adonel, and working on the rewrites/polishes, I’ve also been thinking about some of the choices I made in the story. Particularly the scope of it. … Continue reading

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Personal History As a Reader

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) I’ve been thinking lately about books that affected me in various ways throughout my life. How about you? What things got deep into your system? On one of the Bittercom topics that my friend Sherwood (sartorias) … Continue reading

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Running Across Weird Fragments

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) So here I am slowly working my way through revising the completed chapters of The Ring of Adonel, and I find that I don’t have chapter three completely typed into the computer. So I scrounge around for the manuscript … Continue reading

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Mythopoesis Joins the Updates

My first site update! A new article is up, and I now have Amazon links. The second of the Mythopoesis columns is now on the Articles link. I continue exploring the experience of creating a new fantasy world. And throughout … Continue reading

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