June 24, 2015Author Life, Fantasy My Writing Journey Feels Like Frodo’s Quest What do a furry-footed hobbit and a weird, geeky dude have in common? An epic journey. One, a quest of destruction. The […]
June 19, 2015Fantasy, Fantasy Friday, Speculative Fiction Would You Survive on a Fantasy Quest? I’ve heard that what we hate in real life—conflict, tension, villains—we love in fiction. If that’s true, it stands to reason that […]
June 12, 2015Fantasy, Fantasy Friday, Geeky Stuff, Speculative Fiction The Politics of Middle-earth Have you ever wondered what politics and Middle-earth have in common? More precisely, what would modern politics in America look like if […]
June 10, 2015Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Science Fiction and Fantasy Aren’t for Everyone *FYI, writing that title caused me to shed tears*… Just kidding. Not everyone likes, or should like, science fiction and fantasy. I […]
June 5, 2015Fantasy, Fantasy Friday, Movies, Speculative Fiction 7 Reasons Why Making a Silmarillion Movie Would Be a Terrible Idea With the release of the final hobbit movie last Christmas, the saga of Middle-earth concluded its final chapter. Like the characters returning […]