As long-time readers of this blog may recall, Monarch butterflies and their migration have always fascinated me. I even worked them into my YA fantasy series Misaligned, which I featured in an earlier blog post. Despite all of their wonderful attributes Monarchs cannot survive cold winters. Their solution is to… Read more“Map Monday, The Migration of Monarch Butterflies”
Category: Science
Why is Seven so prominent in YA Fantasy?
Have you ever noticed how prominent seven is in YA fantasy? Almost everything you read in the genre manages to incorporate it. Here are seven instances in the most popular YA fantasy series ever written, Harry Potter. The number of books in the series, years of study at Hogwarts, horcruxes… Read more“Why is Seven so prominent in YA Fantasy?”
Map Monday, What are the Seven Seas?
What are the Seven Seas? Sounds like a rather simple question to answer, but like most things in life it’s not. The phrase, “sail the seven seas” is an expression referring to traveling the oceans of the world. For some reason the number seven has a more than 4,000 year… Read more“Map Monday, What are the Seven Seas?”