Cheryl Matthynssens's Blog, page 9
August 17, 2016
Review of In the Nick of Time
In the Nick of Time by Robin ChambersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
A Timeless Message Which Man Continues to Forget
Robin's unique style of writing mirrors well with my preferred view points. The glossary at the end, enlightens and expands my understanding of small cultural phrases. Extremely helpful for those of us in a different country where the local idioms are unknown.
The perplexity of mankind is that constant need to be in control of things beyond our personal spheres of influence. Evil, for th...
July 28, 2016
Wisdom of the Elder Dragon
Afternoon Walk by juliedillon on DeviantArt
"Pay attention boy to what is on your mind! Do you not know that you can limit yourself by your thoughts alone? Curiosity will develop your mind, for you have only begun to understand your true potential. Take a walk and learn to truly see what is around you, investigate, ask questions and mind your thoughts remain in the moment."
Pruatra
"Pay attention boy to what is on your mind! Do you not know that you can limit yourself by your thoughts alone? Curiosity will develop your mind, for you have only begun to understand your true potential. Take a walk and learn to truly see what is around you, investigate, ask questions and mind your thoughts remain in the moment."
Pruatra
July 24, 2016
Wisdom of the Elder Dragon
Tyranastrasz by DragonCid on DeviantArt
“Alador, never say that you can't do something, or that something seems impossible, or that something can't be done, no matter how discouraging or harrowing it may be; mortals are limited only by what by their minds. We are each the masters of our own reality; when we become self-aware to this: absolutely anything in the world is possible.”
KeensightRed Dragon Flight Leader
July 13, 2016
Writing with Cancer
I know that many of my readers are aware that I have cancer. I have kept you updated and let you know delays caused by the disease and by fighting it. My recovery counselor said something yesterday that really impacted me. In the course of the conversation, I realized that I hide the true depth of the impact from everyone. I don't want to talk about it with even my family. I think to talk about it means that I would have to accept it as real and not part of some story. I realized that I a...
July 12, 2016
Keensight Travels the Human World Safely
As many know, I am working on the final book of this series. I may republish them as a trilogy in the future, combining Outcast and the Blackguard as well as Bloodmines and Pseudo-dragon. To go over this possibility and the final book, I traveled to Minneapolis to meet with my editor and one of the illustrators I work with for children's books. So that many of you know what is delaying, I have been battling stage four cancer. The chemo has worked to remove all but one tumor on my liver. I...
June 28, 2016
June 25, 2016
The Quality of Mercy
Myrddin's Heir: The Quality of Mercy by Robin ChambersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
As a writer, you are encouraged to read. This series is one of three that I have been reading as I write. Mr. Chambers has a unique style that incorporates literature and history; so well embedded into the story that it does not detract but only adds to the tale. By reviewing the glossary when I hit a work or historical point with which I was unfamiliar, I found myself only further drawn into the world of Grace and G...
June 24, 2016
Update on the Final Book!
A title has been chosen for the final book in The Blue Dragon's Geas. The final book will be called Fallen Tiers. I am looking forward to tying up loose ends from Sordith's Wedding to Luthian's suspicions. Here is a small excerpt from Jon's thread.
Jon looked up on hearing the soft footsteps. He had known she was coming. Nightmare had bristled first at sounds that Jon could not hear. It had given him time to prepare himself for what he must do next. He would take no pleasure in...
June 16, 2016
The Blue Dragon's Geas First Fan Fiction
Andrew Murray
Sordith's Shipment
Fan Fiction - Pre-Outcast time frame
Sordith sighed to himself as the wagon rumbled down the wide cobbled road. The slow pace of the large korpen provided little breeze to help on such a warm day. The sun set high in the sky burning down on the green plains that surrounded him. As Sordith looked into the distance he could see the peaks of the mountains that surrounded Silverport. His home and where he and the small crew of men who accompanied him, with the large...
