I got the opportunity this weekend to hear Dr. Carl Trueman, professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Seminary, give a series of lectures on the history of the English Reformation. Among other things, he emphasized the central part language played: on the continent, but most particularly in England, the church reformations had […]
Browsing the blog archives for October, 2011
27 Oct 11
For your reading pleasure
Since yet another way to procrastinate on the interwebs is just what we all need (especially with NaNoWriMo just around the corner), I’m pleased to give you a brief sampling of webcomics you really need to be reading! Wondermark, David Malki!’s ingenious twice-a-week comic, takes old engravings and art prints and reimagines them, with hilarious […]
22 Oct 11
Pluggage
Just a quick note to let you know that I guest-blogged for the always-inspiring Angela at her blog Anonymous Legacy yesterday. Check out the post here! (And be sure to browse through the rest of the blog, too-there are great insights to be had!) Share the post “Pluggage” FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestE-mail
18 Oct 11
A few worldbuilding ideas
So you have this idea for a story. You have a plot, you have some characters, you have the general idea of when and where your story will be set. Now you need to flesh out your setting so that it becomes real and even familiar to the reader-and that’s true whether you’re writing general […]
12 Oct 11
Characters and caricatures
One of my biggest personal challenges in writing is trying not to cross the fine line between telling a meaningful story and being “preachy.” To some extent, this ties in with my previous post-in order for a story to be anything but mindless drivel, there needs to be some kind of substance underlying the action. […]
Introduction
I'm an amateur military historian, a drinker of coffee and dry red wine, a cinephile, a hockey fan, a cat lady, and an all-around nerd. I like to travel. I also like books, philosophy, and political theory. I write historical fiction and fantasy, most of which deals with combat and conflict in the individual experience. My debut YA historical fantasy novel His Own Good Sword was released on 7 May 2013.
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