I am currently reading a book called “The Summer Tree,” by Guy Gavriel Kay, and I was nervous about it. One reason being that it is an older, very high fantasy that has been described in a similar vein as The Lord of the Rings series. And while I love the fantasy genre, especially high…
As a writer, I often pick and choose from little fragments of my life and insert them into a story. I think it’s something all creators do, really. Firstly, because real life is such a grand mixture of beauty and chaos that it’s the perfect outlet for inspiration. And secondly, because we can’t help ourselves.…
An interesting concept and another atmospheric, winter-y read. It also has a lot to say about where true faith and belief comes from. But, is it one that I will come back and read again and again?
This short story has been written and re-written over the course of several years. Somehow, each time I come back to it, it seems like something is missing–but I can’t put my finger on what needs to be tweaked or changed. Any thoughts? Feel free to leave them in the comments!
For those who do not know, the word “trope” has come to refer to a commonly recurring device used in storytelling. This could be a theme, a type of character, a situation, etc. that has been overdone to the extent that we’ve come to recognize them almost as soon as we see them—and we very…