I’ve compiled a list of some of the markets and resources I’ve found most helpful for writers who find themselve working with mythic elements in their prose and poetry. Markets and Resources for Mythopoeic Fantasy(Incomplete and idiosyncratic) Journals, e-zines Goblin Fruithttp://www.goblinfruit.net/winter/poetry Greenman Review http://www.greenmanreview.com/ online cultural arts magazine focusing on myth and folk roots. Magazine of Speculative [...]
okay, we used to play detectives, write stories for our dolls and plan interspace adventures together. How cool is that?
Many thanks to the fine folks at Oakridge Borders in San Jose, CA who made me feel very welcomed at my recent book signing. And many thanks too, to all my “old” friends who showed up to greet me. It was a grand reunion!
This weekend, July 14th and 15th I’ll be signing books at Borders stores in San Jose. Sat I’ll be at Oakridge Mall at 1:00, and Sun 2:00 at Santanna Row. I grew up in San Jose and it’s been a very long time since I visited. In fact, I was one of a rare breed, [...]
Mythopoeic writing is evocative. It speaks to our longings. What the best stories awaken in us is yearning and recognition, yearning for something “longer ago, further away or yet about to be,” recognition of something we have never met, but have always known. A perfect example is Sam’s response in The Return of the King… “The [...]
Over the next few weeks I will be working on my upcoming presentation for Pacific Northwest Writers. It’s on mythopoeic writing. In other words, writing that involves elemnets of myth. Think of Susan Cooper, Jane Yolen, Neil Gaiman, C.S. Lewis and Tolkein. Think of Terri Windling and Midori Snyder of Endicott Studios. I’ll be sharing [...]
For those of you just waiting to find a fast and easy way to purchase Relentless Light, it is now available on Amazon.com. Just follow this link. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1599241234 It’s waiting for reviews:)