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November 7, 2014
A Quote for Saturday, From Francis Bacon
“An artist must learn to be nourished by his passions and by his despairs.”
~ Francis Bacon (the artist), 1909 – 1992
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To read the full article this quote derives from, check out Brain Pickings:
Artist, Francis Bacon, on the Role of Suffering and Self Knowledge in Artistic Expression
November 6, 2014
A Geography Of Haarth: Winter Country
The Wall of Night Series map; design by Peter Fitzpatrick
The A Geography of Haarth post series has been exploring the full range of locales and places from The Wall of Night world of Haarth. In the series, each entry is accompanied by a quote from the books in which the place appears, currently either The Heir Of Night or The Gathering Of The Lost, or both.
Today, with the Winter Country, we have reached our penultimate stopping place for the great Haarth traverse. 
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Winter Country: vast stepp...
November 5, 2014
November 4, 2014
Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Chuck”
~ by Rebecca Fisher
Introduction:
Chuck ran for five seasons between 2007 and 2012, surviving the 2008 Writer’s Strike as well as the surplus of spy-related material that came out in the early-to-mid 00′s. It had plenty to contend with, including Alias, 24, Kim Possible and Spooks on television, and Spy Kids, Johnny English, Mr and Mrs Smith and Agent Cody Banks on the big screens.
For a while there, we all seemed to be obsessed with espionage-related entertainment, and though Chuck was a late-c...
November 3, 2014
The Tuesday Poem: Featuring Siobhan Harvey & “Day of Delivery”
Day of Delivery
It wasn’t simply your name
or how it arrived at twilight,
a dream, somehow Jungian,
instinctive and ancestral.
It was my whole day:
a journey, a crossing,
a boy who appeared
and forgot to check
for danger. A thrash of brakes;
the way the boy slipped
beneath my silver bonnet;
the way I was emptied
of breath: this was a landscape
as uneven as the beginnings
of motherhood.
And the way the boy reappeared,
unscathed, smiling, moments later
and ran away: this was a window opened
on a newly decorated r...
November 2, 2014
The Blood Moon—& The Moon In Fantasy
credit: Patty Jansen; reproduced with permission
The recent “blood moon” (full lunar eclipse) of October 8, together with this wonderful photo taken by Australian writer, Patty Jansen, got me thinking about the importance of the moon in Fantasy.
Joy Chant’s Red Moon and Black Mountain immediately sprang to mind, because a significant feature of the book is the red moon:
“In the cleft between the peaks there was a glow like fire. As they watched the moon rose, and with a shock of horror and disbe...
November 1, 2014
Supernatural Couture: Featured Now On The Supernatural Underground
My 1 November post is up now on the Supernatural Underground — and my subject is:
Supernatural Couture!
Because…“In books, too, attention to couture detail is often part of the background fabric (he-he) of the storytelling.”
Enjoy the fun—and share your favorite costume either here, or there.
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October 31, 2014
A Writing Quote for Saturday, from Virginia Woolf
“Fiction is like a spider’s web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.”
~ Virginia Woolf
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I really like this quote; I hope you enjoy it, too.
October 30, 2014
A Geography Of Haarth: Wildenrush
The Wall of Night Series map; design by Peter Fitzpatrick
The A Geography of Haarth post series is exploring the full range of locales and places from The Wall of Night world of Haarth. Each entry is accompanied by a quote from the books in which the place appears, currently either The Heir Of Night or The Gathering Of The Lost, or both.
Right now the series is traversing the great plains of “W”–which is also the final traverse of the series. Including today, there are only three entries left!
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October 29, 2014
Guest Post: Ashley Capes Discusses His Debut Novel, “City Of Masks”—& Beginnings
Ashley Capes is a fellow poet and Fantasy author from Australia who has been a regular participant here for a few years now. Ashley also interviewed me a few months back so with his own debut novel, City Of Masks, recently published I felt it was time to return the hospitality—and give readers the opportunity to find out more about his work.
So without further ado, I am very pleased to welcome Ashley today—and remember, comments are always welcome.
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Guest Post: Ashley Capes On Ci...
