Hey, y'all, hope you had an amazing holiday. I sure did, chilling with the folks over some pancakes, gifts, and green juice. 🙂 Moving into 2023, I had some insights from the past year in writing, faith, and health. Writing & Reading Blade of Dragons The new draft is finished! I completed it by my …
Continue reading Thoughts on 2022 into 2023: Creative Writing, Regeneration, & God
Disclaimer: This information is not intended to substitute professional health or medical advice or treatment, nor should it be relied upon for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any health issue. Consult with a licensed health care practitioner before making any changes to one's lifestyle. Between bouts of writing over the years, I've focused on …
There's the hero and the side kick—then there's the familiar. Unlike the side kick, the familiar is a small, but still important figure in a story. A familiar assists protagonists throughout the plot. Often, a familiar is akin to a mascot, which drives a message home to the reader. Done right, a familiar leaves a …
Continue reading The Familiar: A Look Into Fictional and Ancestral Tropes
Many of us aspiring fiction writers hope to be the next Stephen King or J. R. R. Tolkien. While achieving this comes with great prestige and power, there's also a cost. Attending the RealmMakers conference helped this sink in. The panelists at the conference spoke about the issues of being a published author. It isn't …
A traditional dish: clabbered oatmeal with cinnamon Taking a break from writing affairs, I've explored some ancestral recipes that return me to my Celtic roots. One of them is clabbered milk. Clabber is raw milk left to sit at room temperature. What is Clabber? Many may balk at the idea, but cultures have drank clabber …
Ethereal Seals 
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