Episode 2 of Walk the Crossroads is here! This week we discuss the inspiration and themes prevalent throughout the Oak Cross Universe. In addition, I discuss some of the book series which have heavily influenced my writing direction: Millennium Trilogy, Wizard of Earthsea etc.
For years and years I have had a longstanding love of folklore. Stories of the black forest of Germany which influenced the creation of Grimm’s Fairytales. Stories of princesses kissing frogs were just the start as the stories inherent in parts of Disney movies drew my interest deeper, and deeper into the legends that helped […]
Last Saturday marked the beginning of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. I have participated for the past few years beginning in 2010 when I first wrote the piece known as “Weeping Skies” the first novel in the Age of Sky Sail series. The next year I wrote part of the sequel known as “Insurgent […]
Its been roughly a year since I turned twenty-five and resolved to do more with my life. I was in a job which I really did not like (it was a pretty off job as a telemarketer), and within three weeks of having the job I was laid off for not meeting the desired quota. […]
So I have recently started a small non-credit editing class over at Simon Fraser University online. It is a very interesting class, and I have to say that so far I am liking the new Canvas system compared to the old Blackboard software. From what I have gathered so far from the class readings the […]
The Oaken Heart seats the Horned King who watches over all. The Raven Queen Judges, and the Circle Gods prepare for the end. ~Death Prayer of Rael The Nine Worlds of Crenhu Thaor (The World Tree), are held in the boughs that connect the realms of the Nine. These include many from the […]