Musing On the Muse

So it is time to dive back into the writing I have been putting off for such a long time. Nearly a decade ago, I self published a novelette on Amazon and Smashwords called The Stolen Throne . A few people even bought it. I thought it was pretty good. I wrote this as the first part of a four part fantasy story that tells of the overthrow of the heartless monarch of Avalon and the events and allies that are recruited to redeem the throne and restore his line with a more just successor. It was conceived as foundational to a series of present day urban fantasy novels. I saw this as my Silmarillion . Yeah, grandiose and arrogant, I know.  I managed to get the first one written and it clocked in at around 10,000 words. I started by creating a history where the Elves from Hy Brasil considered the indigenous populations of what would eventually become the British Isles as their subjects. I conceived of a war of conquest lead by a grieving young Elven king bent of avenging his parents death...

We've all been in a spot where we look back on what we're doing and wonder how we've been able to spin our wheels so hard and for so long. Many of us do this at New Year's when we have a calendar year of regrets to dust off and summarily dismiss as passed. I'm actually going to get a jump on that by doing it during the week before Thanksgiving here in New England. Rather than regrets i will change it up and do a full reboot of this blog by reflecting on what I am thankful for. Firstly, I am thankful for you, my dearest readers, who have stuck with me through a couple different aborted starts on this blogging thing. I had started with film related blogs and then something about life from my somewhat cynical middle aged perspective and some of you actually read them. For that I am grateful.  Next, I am thankful for having an idea that has been rolling around in my head for nearly twenty years  and has not given up on getting my attention. Now, I may finally take the p...