My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. F for Feeniks (2014) My fascination with The Firebird and The Phoenix goes back decades, well before Feeniks the bird character and this post emerged. I must have a penchant for avian ‘totems/spirit guides’ since there are … Continue reading
My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. E for Elder Scrolls (2018) This was one of the games I was playing when I began my investigation into the creative Origins of various On-line Games. However, it was a challenge delving for the literature and … Continue reading
My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. D for Donibane 1914 (2017) My Kanata alternative history triggered by Leif Eriksson colonising Vinland, inspired me to rewrite some key episodes in history. I wanted the legacy forged by a Viking alliance with the indigenous people … Continue reading
My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. C for Corylus Avellana (2014) Ogham and the characters it inspired stemmed from learning about the Tree of Wisdom and Knowledge, Hazel – Corylus avellana one of the ‘chieftain’ trees of the Irish Celtic tradition. From here … Continue reading
My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. B for Brock (2015 Challenge) The War of 1812 is central to my historical research for a diary that will appear in my Snowdon Shadows novel, ‘Seeking A Knife’. Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was instrumental in ensuring … Continue reading
After each of my fellow IWSG Anthology authors were In the Spotlight over the last few months, our spokesperson Louise Barbour has initiated a new series of weekly posts. First up, today’s post on the IWSG Anthology blog carries Louise’s wise words during the Covid-19 crisis, and her thoughts on her love of reading. Plus, … Continue reading
Writing Wings 