I'm pleased to host Jaye L. Knight on my blog today, the author of the newly released fantasy, The King's Scrolls! It's the second book in the Ilyon Chronicles, and I've heard nothing but wonderful things about both books! The character being spotlighted today is Prince Daniel. He sounds quite intriguing to me! First, here's [...]
Tag: literature
Vanquished Release
I’m excited today to introduce you to a new Christian series for teens published by Pelican Book Group. A novel set in a world where sickness is rampant and medication is limited, Vanquished was written by author Katie Clark. The entire series is available in paperback at Amazon or Barnes and Noble, and will be [...]
Words Light Fires
....words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. -- Patrick Rothfuss Words. What would we do without them? They give us basic things, necessary things - like communication and understanding. But words can go beyond that, too. They can delve into realms of magic [...]
A Few Things About Dragons
“Never laugh at live dragons.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien “Fairy tales do not give the child his first idea of bogey. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale [...]
The Differences Between Fantasy and Fairy Tale
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between fairytales and fantasy? How do we know that Harry Potter is a fantasy, and Cinderella is a fairytale, and not vice versa? To start, a fairytale is a story within the fantasy genre. Fantasy, on the other hand, is the genre itself. Harry Potter may be [...]
Dogs in Literature and a New Family Pet
After years of half-hearted contemplation, months of a-bit-more-serious contemplation, and hours of rather-serious contemplation ... I finally, in my usual fashion, threw all contemplation to the wind and said, "Let's just go for it!" Two hours later my husband came home with this little bundle: And our lives were turned up-side-down. Okay, okay - so it [...]
Ashlee Willis, Author of Fantasy 