Fantasy

World Building (4): The Theology and Cosmology of the (Western) Church–Part One

Much has been written of the beliefs of the Church, which has exercised such complete and…
Novel Weekends (4): An Outline Emerges

While I wanted to work this weekend on producing new material, I decided that I needed…
Novel Thoughts (2): On Genre

Some time ago, I thought I would write something “literary,” some great family saga of an…
World Building (3): On Korray

There are many competing legends and myths about the origin of the Korray, certainly one of…
Book Review: “The Black Elfstone”(Book 1 of “The Fall of Shannara”) by Terry Brooks

It’s a rare thing that I finish a book in three days, but that is just…
Novel Weekends (3): Back At It

This was an eventful weekend for the Novel. I wrote a total of 5,000 words, mostly…
Reading Tad Williams: “The Heart of What Was Lost”

I’ve been waiting so long to finally get around to reading Tad Williams’ new novel The Heart…
World Building (1): A Brief History of The Faith, the One True Church, and Heresy

To keep myself accountable on my novel (which I’m determined to finish this year), I thought…
Novel Thoughts: A Brief Synopsis

So, as some of you know, I’ve been posting for a while about my Novel. However,…
Reading Tad Williams: “To Green Angel Tower: Part 2” (Book 3 of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”)

Well, I finally finished the concluding volume of Tad Williams’ magisterial trilogy “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn.” In…