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December 3, 2016
Across the Darkling Sea Cover Reveal and Release Dates!
It takes a long time to write a book. It takes even longer to publish one. So it is with a great deal of excitement that I can finally announce the release of Across the Darkling Sea, book one in a new series! Across the Darkling Sea officially releases on Amazon on January 1st. Though for you frequent […]
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November 30, 2016
Changelings in Popular Culture
Changelings don’t enjoy the same level of fame in popular culture as dragons do but they are there. You can find them at the edges, in the shadows, and sometimes hiding in plain site. The Doors did a song called The Changeling on the LA woman album released in 1971. In season three episode two the show Supernatural […]
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November 23, 2016
The Death of Michael Leahy
The history of changelings is heavy with stories of real people coming to gruesome ends as a result in people’s beliefs in fairies and changelings. In an earlier blog post we spoke about Bridget Cleary, in this post we cover Michael Leahy. Michael was four years old, but unable to stand or walk or even […]
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November 21, 2016
Oddest Museum Collections
Museums are always fascinating places. Humans are creative, complex creatures, and as a writer I often find inspiration in museums exploring human history, and of course, museums dedicated to the obscure, the obscene, and just plain odd. Here are a few of the oddest museum collections I’ve discovered over the years. Museum of Human Disease […]
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November 16, 2016
The Death of Bridget Cleary
I’m not going to lie, being a fantasy writer is one of the coolest possible gigs. Not only do I get to spin my fantasies out onto paper, but I get to spend hours researching some very obscure, and very bizarre, stuff. In writing Across the Darkling Sea my research took a pretty dark turn […]
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November 14, 2016
Sarkany: The Dragons of Hungary
The Middle World contains both humans and magical or supernatural mythical creatures, from mermaids to ghosts to dragons. The dragons of Hungary, the Sárkány, is a terrifying and powerful monster that, like in Western myth, is the antagonist in most stories. The Sárkány seeks to destroy the hero of the tale, myth, or legend and […]
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November 9, 2016
Changelings in Folklore
It all started with a bit of dialogue. Two lines of conversation between two shadowy, semi-formed figures, with no setting whatsoever behind them. “What am I, Witch?” “Child, why do you call me that after so many years? I don’t call you changeling, though indeed you are one.” I didn’t know who these people were, what […]
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November 7, 2016
Some Awesome Mini Lending Libraries
Mini lending libraries are containers of books set up in public places. The rules are simple – you can borrow a book and leave a book in its place. It’s a great way for kids and adults alike to read for free, especially in areas where literacy is low. Let’s take a look at some […]
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November 2, 2016
Writing Life Comic #9 – Me Me Me Me Me!
Being an author is always interesting, but perhaps never more so than when doing an author talk. I suspect if authors got a dollar for every time someone pitched a project to them at one of their talks they’d be driving around in brand new Teslas!
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October 31, 2016
Neak: The Dragons of Kmer
Dragons as they are portrayed culturally and historically differ all over the world. While they maintain certain characteristics – mostly in appearance – different cultures revere or fear them for different reasons. In this article we’ll explore the dragons of Kmer. One of the most notable and interesting examples of this are the neak, which are […]
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