As I was writing this weekend, I did some research for the kitchen where Lia and Sowe live. I wanted it to be as realistic as possible, so I modeled if after a real abbey kitchen. I’ve been using Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset, England, as a source of inspiration. I
So July marked the beginning of this project. I read a few novels within the YA field (but not in the fantasy genre) and decided to give it a go. I’ve written the first three chapters so far. The protagonist’s name is Lia (at least it is for now). I’m
For the last few months/years, I have been wrestling with a new story idea to turn into a YA novel. One of my best friends (Jeremy) has insisted that I keep working on the Minya novels or finish the Kingmakers trilogy. But those are stories I thought up years ago
It’s the first of June and I feel like it’s the end of an era. We announced that we will probably shut down Deep Magic in our June issue. This e-zine has been a labor of love for over 4 years now. I have learned so much about the publishing
Caspar David Friedrich was a Germany romantic painter from the 19th century. In high school, I had a paperback copy of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and it featured one of Friedrich’s famous paintings on the cover (Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon). I’ve always loved that book, and the painting has
The inspiration for this story came from a friend of mine named Sam Andrus. He had returned from a trip to London and had purchased me a postcard from the famous Tower of London. The postcard came in a brown wrapper that described the legend of the ravens there. I
This is the first story that I wrote that was ever published. Though it was many years ago, it has always been a favorite. A few months ago I downloaded the free podcasting software Audacity, bought a cheap USB microphone (because the mic on my laptop picked up the whirring
How does one start a blog? I don’t know the answer to that, so I’ll just start here, at the beginning. I’m testing out this blog software (WordPress) and just created my first page, the ‘About’ page to talk about IDUMEA and what it means. I don’t know how often I’ll be
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