I’ve worked on two series. I don’t know entirely how each started but I’m pretty sure plot concept preceded any character ideas. I believe the main character,…… Read more “What comes first, plot or characters?”
Category: Academia
Do you view writing as a spiritual practice?
Carl Jung’s art, in The Red Book In part, I do. Jung called depth psychology “psycho-spiritual” because he took into consideration the soul and spirit as involved…… Read more “Do you view writing as a spiritual practice?”
What are the main characters doing now?
The main character of my Braided Dimensions series is Kay Hamelin, a former professor of ancient languages at UC Berkeley. We enter her story in 2009., twelve…… Read more “What are the main characters doing now?”
Comparing Old and New Writing, Part 1
For the longest time I’ve read the suggestion of sharing old and new versions of my writing and have balked. Considering I kept every version of original…… Read more “Comparing Old and New Writing, Part 1”
We Draw the Greater Powers
I’m excited to have found words for something I’ve spiraled around for a long time. Validation. Lately I’ve been running across Robert Moss’s words on dreams here…… Read more “We Draw the Greater Powers”
Special Creature with a Golden Helmet Has to Be Locked Up
“Jin Si Hou” “golden hair monkey” Some dream creatures have a special quality, impossible to describe, loving and sentient, numinous. I had such a dream back in…… Read more “Special Creature with a Golden Helmet Has to Be Locked Up”
Profile of one of my characters
Vatu, Mingal shapeshifter, has the pale blue-green tone of her kind. The nubs on her head become translucent in moonlight. White corn-silk hair fluffs around them, silver…… Read more “Profile of one of my characters”
Reader Profile – Piper
Piper lives in the Northern California Bay Area. She is finishing a degree in German Cultural Studies. She’s not only a voracious reader but is also a…… Read more “Reader Profile – Piper”
What inspires me to write
From the Elf Stone of the Neyna book cover I have to say what inspires me to write is the writing itself. I choose to write fantasy…… Read more “What inspires me to write”
Our Two Million-Year-Old Selves
I’m I’m about halfway through reading a book called The Two Million-Year-Old Self, by Anthony Stevens, an English Jungian analyst, and am finding the concepts captivating. I…… Read more “Our Two Million-Year-Old Selves”