If you have some time to spare or some interest in the life and works of J.R.R Tolkien, have a listen as Bryan Aiello and I discuss the founder of the modern fantasy genre!
An Animated Ray Bradbury Talks to College Kids on a Road Trip in 1972
One of my favorite authors drops some opinion and sage advice during an interview recorded a few years before I was born. They found the cassette recording only recently and set the animation to it. Pretty cool stuff, I love this guy!
11 Questions and 11 Blogs
Gabriel Penn of Gabriel to Earth awarded me a Liebster Award! Thanks, Dude! Now, the Liebster is very much like the Creative Blogger Award which I was awarded in April; it’s not an official award with a committee or anything... It’s more of an acknowledgement from another blogger that they think your blog is cool... Continue Reading →
5 Cool Blogs and 25 Random Things about Me
So this morning Sessela, a reader and fellow blogger on her site anthropomagic.com, nominated Aethereal Engines for the “Creative Blogger Award”. I am touched and flattered that she would take the time to say that she enjoys reading my stuff and that it inspires her to keep writing and blogging. That was a great way... Continue Reading →
Gods and Men: Tackling Divinities in Burus and Gora
The topic of religion in fantasy settings is a vast one, and there are already many essays devoted to the subject for those that seek them. Rather than rehash what has already been said, I’m going to focus on what has been important to me as I have been crafting my recent fiction, and give... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log: Mid-January Update
Lots of creative forces flowing in the past two weeks! Here is a quick rundown of writing updates: 1. I finished a thousand word short story draft for a writer’s challenge that goes live on the 24th. I’m calling it The Showroom and it is set in my science-fantasy setting of The Exerverse. It’s a... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log: Bro, Do You Even Prologue?
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about prologues lately. Being on several writers groups has shown me that prologues are “a thing” for fantasy novel writers… But are they “a thing” because they are needed? Or are they “a thing” because “that’s the way the other guys do it and I want to be... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log: Twenty Fourteen
2014 was the year that I finally discovered the courage to reach for my dreams after decades of imprisoning them with fears and excuses. I had lied to myself for too long that I was content when I wasn’t. I had lied too long to others when I said that I was a writer, and... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log: New Fiction Coming Soon!
Sorry for the lack of a post for the last few weeks, but I return heralding new fiction and updates! As I have mentioned before, I am a member of a fantasy writers group based on Reddit. Every month they have a writer’s challenge and members can submit entries based on the writing prompt and... Continue Reading →
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