Writing Updates I spent the July 4th weekend at a remote cabin in a mountain valley here in Colorado. Over the course of the long weekend, I managed to add a little more than 10,000 words to Hammer of Vindication. I'm to the point where I only need to write [...]
Mythology Amaroks are giant wolf-like creatures from Inuit mythology. They are said to hunt human hunters who perform their tasks alone at night. While wolves hunt in packs, an Amarok is truly a "lone wolf" and always hunts alone. There are other, specific tales of Amarok taking care of their [...]
Mythology Undines are a group of water elementals that are almost universally depicted as having a female form. Mermaids, naiades, nereides, nymphs, and limnads fall within this grouping. It is said they lack a human soul until marry a human and bear him a child. Any man who is unfaithful [...]
With this being the last Thursday of the month, I'm not sending out my weekly newsletter, but I'm making this post instead. I almost goofed and sent an email and made this post that'll go into the inboxes of my subscribers. Glad I didn't make the mistake of nailing their inbox [...]
Mythology Pamola is a cold weather spirit that is said to live in or on Katahdin, which is the tallest mountain in Maine. The spirit has the head of a moose, the body of a man, and the feet and wings of an eagle. The Abenaki mythos reflects Pamola as [...]
Mythology The word "warg" is an anglicization of the word "vargr" from Norse mythology. The word translates as "wolf," but has deeper connotations of wolves that chase the sun and moon across the sky. Of course, the most well-known vargr is Fenrir, who is the wolf-child of Loki and a [...]
In case you've missed the news on my mailing list, I want to drop a quick note here to let everyone in on two news items. The first is that I'm serializing a sword & sorcery novel (Dark Blessing) on a platform called Royal Road. You can see it listed [...]
Mythology Humbaba the Terrible was a giant with the face of a lion who guarded the Cedar Forest of ancient Mesopotamian legends. The Cedar Forest was where the gods lived, and by the will (or order) of Enlil, Humbaba also terrorized humans. The Epic of Gilgamesh describes Humbaba's roar as [...]
Mythology In Polish and Wendish folklore, earthquakes released the gods from the Void and left behind hollows in the ground. There are many creatures living in this hollows, and one of them is the impish Skrzak. They live in highly-vaulted chambers underground and attack anyone nearby without warning or mercy. [...]
If you're in the Denver area, come join me for a weekend of spec-fic fun and learning at MileHiCon. It's coming up pretty soon (October 18-20, 2019) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel - Tech Center. It's located at 7800 E. Tufts Ave., Denver CO. The con fires up around noon [...]
