Epic Fantasy, Epic Tattoos
I take my tattoos pretty seriously and see them as a rite-of-passage. I have three, each celebrating a landmark event. I got the first when Ms. Elfwriter and I got married and the other two when my...
View ArticleIt was 99 cents…again.
Last year, I whined in a blog post about my publisher’s decision to lower the ebook price of At The Walls Of Galbrieth to 99 cents. It was done last year to promote the release of Ashbar – Wycaan...
View ArticleI Met My Protagonist At Starbucks
Okay, he wasn’t exactly Seanchai (his ears were predictably round, and he wielded a briefcase and pen, rather than elegant Win Dow swords and a blood-wood bow and magical arrows), and in truth, it...
View ArticlePart 2 – Top Elfwriter Blog Posts 2014 – The Writing Process
I realize I have a few posts written in 2014 more relevant to the writing process that I would like to share. Hope you enjoy. Happy Hols’. To The Long Suffering Writer’s Spouse - http://wp.me/p1Xaeb-nG...
View ArticleHappy New Year – Request For Help
Dear Friends, With the beautiful lights, the presents, the family gatherings and the never-ending food behind us, I want to take a moment and wish you all a happy new year. I am feeling...
View ArticleCrumbs of the Great Craft Masters
I want to give credit to Toby Hewson who gave me this idea: What I learned from the Gods of Fantasy? I have learned from many authors, not just the craft masters, but this post will focus on the select...
View ArticleI Felt The Earth Move
I felt the earth move and not in the way that we Californians usually associate the word or what the rest of you are thinking – admit it! I had a literary orgasm and I had not just finish reading...
View ArticleRespect for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – But 99 cents!
Now I love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. They have some serious songs that are brilliantly written and executed. But I also love their hilarious and anti-consumerism song – Thrift Shop: It was 99 cents!...
View ArticleThe Gift of Escape
T’is the season of goodwill, so first, happy holidays and may you and yours enjoy a new year of good health, love and friendship, and the realization of whatever goals you dream of. Thank you for...
View ArticleIn Awe of George R.R. Martin & his Peer
I wrote this post last month but realized that, with the entire GoT community enthralled with Season 8 on HBO, it might not be a great time to exalt a book by the creator. Neither is it the first time...
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