Maritime Empires: the Phoenician Gap
Maritime Empires and the West We in the West seem to spend a lot of time tracing our cultures back to the …
Giants in War: Frost Giants & Firbolgs
When I attended Balticon 50 over Memorial Day Weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing an amazing panel that looked at created …
Exaggeration: History Becomes Myth
It was the Black Company series by Glen Cook that made me realize how often history becomes myth, exaggerated beyond meaningful belief. …
Religion & War in Myth Cycles
As I research background for my novel, I’ve noticed that many of the stories from which we’ve gained our understanding of ancient cultures have …
Fictional History: An Exercise in Loglines
I believe that the history of a fictional world should be compelling in its own right. Our history is frequently made into …