I’ve made no secret that I’m a big Tolkien fan. After devouring the stories published during his lifetime, I took a short detour into his notes and unfinished tales published by his son. I’ve even listened through the entire ‘Silmarillion Seminar’ a series of discussions hosted by Corey Olson, aka… Read more“The value of mythology in a fantasy story”
How did we get the Seven Wonders of the World?
Most of us have heard of the Seven Wonders of the World. They’ve even crept into common language. Have you ever heard someone refer to something amazing or incredible as the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World?’ I often use this turn of phrase when referring to the ostentatiously equipped newest… Read more“How did we get the Seven Wonders of the World?”
You don’t need to be a philologist to create great fantasy names
One of my first posts on this blog ventured into a problem many fiction authors encounter – naming characters. I focused on the Misaligned series. It’s a contemporary fantasy story, albeit one with a connection to Welsh mythology, but nevertheless a story where most characters needed contemporary names. In that… Read more“You don’t need to be a philologist to create great fantasy names”