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Category Archives: fiction
Consciousness, the Grail, and the Writing Process
On Monday evening, I had the chance to attend a presentation entitled “Grail Mania,” by Diana Durham, which included a scene from her play about Perceval’s meeting with the Fisher King and his vision of the grail. Maybe you’re a … Continue reading
Posted in essays, fantasy, fiction, history, magic, medieval, Uncategorized, writing, writing process
Tagged Arthurian legend, Diana Durham, Jung, Jungian analysis, King Arthur, The Holy Grail
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Longing for Spring: researching a historical garden
In just a few months, on July 1, Elisha Magus, book 2 in my Dark Apostle series, will hit the bookstores. Needless to say, I am thrilled. But when my window shows a snowy landscape, and my radio suggests that … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, history, medieval, research, Uncategorized, worldbuilding
Tagged 14th century, English garden, gardening, historical gardens, historical plants, horticulture
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Aliens Among Us
On my recent vacation, I had the opportunity to encounter some delightful earthbound aliens. We entered a long barn-like structure to view hundreds of plastic tubs in rows, full of water. The babies, so small and numerous, were simply called … Continue reading
A Hobbit Fan’s Ire, More Fierce than Fire
Let me begin by saying that I think films and books are two quite different media, and they are good at different things, so it makes sense that a film of a book will be different from that book. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bilbo, Desolation of Smaug, films, J. R. R. Tolkein, Lord of the Rings, movie reviews, movies, The Hobbit
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Sowing the Seeds of the Perfect End
I recently submitted a story to an online journal, and received some feedback from the editor, a couple of changes she wanted to see: first, the character’s motivation was unclear, second, the ending didn’t work. Well, motivation’s not too hard, … Continue reading
Respecting Dan Brown
If you read Elisha Barber all the way to the end, you’ll find an Acknowledgements page. One of the first names on that page is Dan Brown. Yep, the same author everyone’s talking about this week, with the release of … Continue reading
Skinning your Own Apes: Researching from Primary Sources
An article in the Stanford magazine this month talks about a new method of teaching history to high schoolers using primary source material, having the teens read several documents about an incident and draw their own conclusions based on the … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, history, medieval, medieval medicine, research, resource, writing process
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Review: Songs for a Machine Age
Songs for a Machine Age by Heather McDougal My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is a delightful journey through an unusual fantasy world where machines and magic co-exist. While I didn’t find the heroine initially engaging, her talent … Continue reading
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