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”
Category: Academia
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”
What inspires me to write
My motivations for writing have shifted over time. Toward the end of a Ph.D. program, after working doggedly on writing a dissertation for several years, something started…… Read more “What inspires me to write”
Reflection on “Write what you know”
The image makes me think of knowing the self This adage can mean many things, for “knowing” is left undefined. I think when Mark Twain (the purported…… Read more “Reflection on “Write what you know””
If a genie granted me three writing-related wishes…
Will Smith Okay, this is full-on wishing, no holds barred, no need to consider teaching work responsibilities. Time and money are no barrier. Wish #1: I have…… Read more “If a genie granted me three writing-related wishes…”