When I wrote Dolor and Shadow I wanted a Fantasy that started here on Earth…in Norway to be exact—the culture who gave us elves—and expanded into the myth from whence the elves were birthed. That drew me to Norse mythology. With Dolor and Shadow toggling between the fantasy and reality, I had to watch where […]
Jelling Stones
I adore history and decided to insert a lot of little treasures into Dolor and Shadow while I researched the project. One of my favorite scenes in Dolor and Shadow—Chapter 53—was the one I wrote around the Jelling (pronounced “Yelling”) Stones (pictured below). In the 9th Century, the king of Denmark, Harald “Bluetooth” Gormson, erected […]
Ogham Runes
One of the oldest writing system in existence are the Ogham runes from Ireland. It’s quite stunning. We have only a few rune stones with this writing. Some hypothesize that the writing itself had no sound to it. It only was used to communicate ideas instead of representing a sound like today’s writing system. In […]
Speaking of Pompous overbearing Nord Lords…
It’s 7:10. I have to run my kids out to the bus stop, refresh my coffee, grab a biscotti, then write the next scene in Bergen: Bane. I’m back. It’s 7:29. I fed my fish (Shubunkins…I named them all Fred) I have my coffee and my biscotti. Sunlight is pouring through the window onto my […]
Kallan and Coffee
A brief outline of Kallan’s psyche and thoughts on being a writer while I have my morning coffee.
My Blog
Dear Reader, Welcome to My Blog! Thank you so much for your interest and support! My blog is not quite like other blogs. I have six subjects that I bounce around to and I cover a wide range of topics. Some articles are quite humorous (Humor, Bergen, and Nerd) while others are very serious (Philosophy). […]
Blogging
Hello again, dear reader! I just had some thoughts I wanted to share. I love webdesign. I have no training or expertise whatsoever in code and webdesign, but since October I have delighted in piddling around with my website then watching the results. It’s quite fascinating to me, really. I love watching to see what […]
The Adventures of Elisereth and Anbethturil
At 4,929 words (and growing) I will be breaking this up into 700 word chapters and posting this under my blog within the first week in May…or perhaps today (1 May 2015) if I’m looking for something to do. I have only broken up the first two chapters and have more work to do on […]
Into Bergen’s World
“Come on, Angela,” Bergen says taking my hand. “Baby steps. You don’t have to write a perfect chapter, just…try stepping into the world.” I nod and study the stubble on Bergen’s chin and the black of his eyes. “Very well,” I say. Bergen fits his fingers between mine and pulls me back into third century […]
What To Watch
Anime has three top animes fans call “The Big Three.” One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach. There is an anime war currently taking place among fans who are divided among these top three. Me? I adore One Piece and Naruto almost equally. I love One Piece more than Naruto only because One Piece was my first […]