Merry Christmas!
December 20, 2010As Christmas draws near, holiday events with friends and family increase, and I cherish those times. I know it’s likely much the same for all…
Month: December 2010
Strange Buildings
December 17, 2010An essential part of every fantasy world is the architecture, right? Who can forget hobbit holes or elven flets? Or the swamp dwellings of the…
The Charlatan’s Boy Contest Results and The Last Battle Thoughts
December 15, 2010First off, I’d like to announce the winner of The Charlatan’s Boy, selected by a random number generator–Judy Dudley. Congratulations, Judy! I think you’ll enjoy…
Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle and Eternity
December 13, 2010During last week’s blog tour, I spent some time reading through Jonathan Roger’s blog, and I stumbled across a post discussing least favorite Narnia books….
Mythic Creatures: The White Stag
December 10, 2010Some creatures clearly belong to the land of myth (centaur, phoenix), while others straddle the border, taking more direct inspiration from creatures that roam the…
Stories come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes the chronicling of a story comes easy as inspiration flows, other times it is more like grappling…
From the opening words of The Charlatan’s Boy, I was hooked. Grady’s voice engaged me–distinctive dialect, with a touch of humor, yet a matter-of-fact tone…
By way of introduction to The Charlatan’s Boy, I thought I’d share a little about charlatans and feechies, both of which you’ll hear a great…
Of Fantasy, History, and the Greatest Eucatastrophe
December 3, 2010I’ve been re-reading Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy-Stories” and letting the concepts rattle around in my brain. I was going to post on sub-creation, but I…
Christian Fantasy News and Releases, December 2010
December 1, 2010Publishing seems to flow in cycles, and to the best of my awareness, there’s not much releasing this month–at least in terms of Christian speculative…