About That Fiction You Praise So Highly

(and that other you treat like Bantha poodoo) Here is what I don’t get: People will mock and ridicule women for reading romance novels and lets face it, a man would be run out of town for admitting to reading romance. I myself have been guilty of this. I don’t think I read any Romance […]

Prologue from Raging Bull

My novella Superstition: Raging Bull, is now up and available on ebook. If you are reading this, you can read my novella — available in ibook, kindle, and ebook. Here is a little preview for you, the entire prologue: PROLOGUE No Love For Captain Peter Vara, the Washington Post headline smirked on February 14h. The […]

Superstition: Raging Bull

About to self publish my first novella for 3.99 a copy (51k words). First five replies get a free copy. Here’s the blurb again if you missed it: In the Superstition Series created by Noelle Campbell, not only are the Greek gods real, but Cupid has been busy. Mortals have completely mismanaged this ‘love’ thing […]

Blurb for Superstition: Raging Bull (my urban fantasy novel)

In the Superstition Series created by Noelle Campbell, not only are the Greek gods real, but Cupid has been busy. Mortals have completely mismanaged this ‘love’ thing on their own and so he is busy with his latest project. He’s picked the perfect haven for his ambitious plan to rebuild his power, influence and reputation. […]

In Defense of Happily Ever Afters

In a continuation of my defense of the Disney Princess, and along the lines of why classic fantasy (along with the classic sidekick), I thought I would address the importance of the “Happy Ending.” Many of you are well aware that classic fairy tales do not have a happy ending. Grimm’s Fairy Tales come from […]

Muse’ings

My muse has been very generous lately. I’ve been writing like a phenom, and pretty well too, if I do say so myself. She’s (or he, just in case) even got my green thumb in harmony with her right now. I started to work on some terrariums to add to the Realm of Calinor. This […]

Tolkiens Ordinary Virtues by Mark Eddy Smith

Myths are not, by definition, lies. The story of Christ is a “true myth” a myth that works on us in the same way as the others, but a myth that really happened. Part of Tolkien’s argument to CS Lewis went like this: We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, […]