Why LOTR is standing the test of time

I’ve been thinking about Lord of the Rings a lot again recently. The twentieth anniversary of the Fellowship of the Rings having passed a few months ago, we’re coming up on the 85th birthday this year of the Hobbit, and the 68th birthday of the publication of The Fellowship of the Ring. I generally re-read

Why writing (and reading) is important

Have you ever wondered why we push reading and writing as skills to teach our kids? Now I know most of you are writers so this is preaching to the choir but because I rant about things on occasion and use this as a venue to get stuff off my chest you’re going to get

The Darkness Dwells Within

Content Warning: This short story is pretty heavy and might be triggering as it contains assault and self harm. It started out so innocuous so small that he didn’t even notice a change. It was a recess in second grade and a bigger kid from a few grades older pushed him down and took a

In which we talk about how Peter Jackson wronged the Dwarves

I really promise this entire site, blog, whatever isn’t just going to be me bashing LOTR movies and the poor creative decisions they made. Also I understand that many many people love the LOTR movies. However I think criticism is valid even for something you like. Especially for things you like. I could also go

The Case for Optimistic Sci-Fi Heroes

Writer’s Note: I originally wrote this a few years ago and some of it is out of date though I’ve tried to update a few part of it but if it feels like I wrote this without taking into consideration some of the new movies and shows that have come out, well yes it did

Why book Aragorn is my favorite and movie Aragorn is dull

First and foremost I have mad respect for one Viggo Mortensen and his abilities as an actor, his rather down to earth nature, and all around signs of being a decent human being. So we’re going to ignore the acting portrayal of Aragorn because actors tend to do a pretty decent job in most big

Rules of Magic

So it’s a funny thing, I am a fantasy writer and I kind of hate writing magic, especially magical systems. It’s not that I’m opposed to magic as a concept or don’t love to delve into some fun magical words with some crazy spellslinging, but what I mean is that *I* find writing magic to

The Goddess of Twilight

2nd Day of the 3rd Month, 2498 Age of Kingdoms Two years before Unification Arden Dūnon  The Kingdom of Diwāna  The Dafydd of Diwāna, Llywelyn, sat in his high back chair at the head of the table. A large topographical map of Erebica was carved into the table in front of him which he stared

About my Writing Process

Hello there. Thanks for visiting my site and looking around. I hope you’ve gotten to know a little bit about me and have had a chance to read the short story(s) available. I promise there is a lot more content coming soon™ and I hope you will enjoy it. Right now I want to give

The Fall of Boverkr

A short story of Silador 10th Day of the 5th Month, 498 Age of Unification (A.U.)28th Year of the Emperor Justinian IIISanctum Wulisbrecil Central Silador “Long long ago, before the Age of Unification, before the Age of Kingdoms, before the Age of Ice, it was the Age of the New Gods. The earth and sky