It’s a silmarillion summer
It’s going to be a fantastical summer. Because the Silmarillion Awards, that’s why, and because of all the great fantasy writing I hope to accomplish. Find out all the details by reading on!
2016 Silmarillion Awards Nominations for Most Faithful Friend
Welcome to the inaugural Silmarillion Awards! The Silmarillion Awards highlight all of the wonderful elements from the best in fantasy fiction. These awards are not for authors or books, but for the characters, monsters, poetry, and weapons within them. In honor of the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, this online awards event will recognize elements from …
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Coming soon: The Silmarillion Awards
Well, this is awkward. You see, there’s this super big, super exciting virtual fantasy shindig I’ve been working on for weeks now, if not months. And I have uttered nary a peep about it. Because of my status as an international spy, I suppose. But I got to thinking, “is that really a good reason?” …
Warcraft Movie Review
Fantasy movies, especially high fantasy movies, are a tricky beast. I don’t know of any I would say have truly “succeeded” in capturing the wonder and majesty conveyed by fantasy novels. The Lord of the Rings trilogy of movies being the one exception. Video game adaptations to the big screen have been even more disappointing. …
Book Review: Redwall
Redwall is the heart-warming, inventive, and epic adventure of a monkish mouse turned warrior named Matthias. In the vein of Wind in the Willows and Watership Down, it presents a world of anthropomorphized animals who inhabit a medieval abbey and its surroundings. The peace of its inhabitants is threatened right from the earliest chapters by …
Churchill writing quote
Winston Churchill’s phenomenal statesmanship was built upon a bulwark of words. He was one of the most pithy figures in all of history and that is never more on display than in this quote about writing. Churchill, author of 43 books, certainly knew a thing or two about writing and I think most every author …
There oughta be a word for that: Sudstub
Writers love inventing words. William Shakespeare, arguably the most famous writer of all time (in English anyway) is said to have invented over 1700. I am no different when it comes to this predilection. That’s one of the reasons I love writing in the imagination genres (fantasy and science fiction.) Because there are so …
Two Dystopian Visions
Today we’re going to take a look a two dystopian visions for the future. But before getting into the nitty-gritty, let’s take a step back and think about stories in general and what their purpose is. Fiction works somewhat like a funhouse mirror. It gives us a different perspective, but ultimately we are still just looking …
