I read two great books by fellow author and friend J Lenni Dorner this year and thought I’d share the reviews with you. This reference guide is a tool to help you organize your thoughts and ideas to obtain the goal of making a setting that feels like a character. This valuable reference guide is…
To celebrate the release of Stories on Scrolls, I’m sharing a couple of book club questions. Book Club Questions Stories on Scrolls About the book Conspiracies. Magic. Danger. In a time where myth and magic are outlawed, a Hunter of Magic uncovers a chest of scrolls that reveal a whole new way of thinking about…
I saw Sharon sharing this book on Instagram and immediately knew I needed to host her here on the blog. Take it away, Sharon! As I sit down to write this post, it’s a sunny May morning. We have a humane trap set in the yard to try to capture one of the feral cats…
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for a new posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. It’s been a crazy year thus far. All of my planning has gone out the window. And it’s been exciting! With a bit of finagling, I was able to redo my entire publishing calendar for the…
I can scarcely believe that another April has come and gone! Though I don’t always write a reflections post, I thought I’d do so this year as some things nagged at me all month. The Good Doing folklore posts are definitely the way to go — they stay relevant even after the A-Z is done….
Z is for Zip Tiny winged faeries dressed all in green. This is the traditional view of sprites — an umbrella term for various fae. Folklore Celtic Myth and Legend by Charles Squire, [1905] –a land of perpetual pleasure and feasting, described variously as the “Land of Promise” (Tir Tairngiré), the “Plain of Happiness” (Mag…
Y is for Yumboes Faeries have been described as the Good People or the Good Neighbours in many cultures. In African Folklore, the Yumboes are known as the bakhna rakhna, “Good People”. Folklore The Fairy Mythology Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries. by Thomas Keightley, [1870] When evening’s shades o’er Goree’s Isle extend,The nimble Yumboes from the…
X is for X-Factor Living alongside the fae, we know that we need a way to protect ourselves. After all, they can go where they please. Folklore The Magic of the Horse-Shoe With Other Folk-Lore Notes by Robert Means Lawrence, [1898] IRON AS A PROTECTIVE CHARM Some writers have maintained that the luck associated with…
W is for Warrior Knowing that an ultimate warrior, one adept at all forms of combat, can protect you from all the enemies you’ve made with your loud mouth sounds like an awesome idea. Or maybe that’s just me. Folklore The Master-Singers of Japan, by Clara A. Walsh, [1914] Wisdom dwells oft in warriors, and…
V is for Veil Something, someone, keeps the living and the dead from having to share the same space. Folklore The Divine Comedy of Dante [Henry F. Cary, translator (1888)] Inferno: Canto III Dante, following Virgil, comes to the gate of Hell; where, after having read the dreadful words that are written thereon, they both…