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”
Category: Academia
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…”
Lausanne 2006
This post relates to the dream I shared in “Why I Write.” In the sixth year of my Ph.D. program (see About me), having completed my dissertation, I…… Read more “Lausanne 2006”
