When a myth comes along and hands you your heroine, who am I to argue? Meet the Mordiford Dragon. Most of the time when one is slogging through the research process in hopes of getting the right information for a story, one ends up doing some head thumping. Ok, maybe quite a bit of it. Like discovering that, although I desperately wanted my characters to put something into a spray bottle (atomizer) the necessary technology … Continue reading →
The Lambton Worm–when a dragon shows up that close to Pemberley, one must take notice! Part 3 The last couple of weeks we’ve been talking about how it is even remotely possible that the world of Pride and Prejudice could make any sense with dragons. With the help of Uther Pendragon and the various dragon mythos of Britain and Europe I hope you’ve started to see the possibilities. Last week we left off having populated the … Continue reading →
What goes into inspiring a writer? You might be surprised how much research it takes to come up with mythical creatures! As I mentioned last week pondering Uther Pendragon’s story gave me inspiration for the Blue Order, the group of humans and dragons who oversee the peace treaty and the affairs of British dragons and their Keepers. But who were these dragons that inhabited Britain? A good time to dive back into mythology! If you … Continue reading →
What goes into inspiring a writer? Take a down that long, unusual road with me. True confessions time here. While I don’t watch a great deal of television, I do like competition shows. Chopped, Forged in Fire, Project Runway and Face Off are some of my favorites. Although it may hurt your brain to think about it, the shows have some strong similarities (Chopped was actually the inspiration for Forged in Fire but that’s another … Continue reading →
Today is appreciate a dragon day! What better way to appreciate them than by launching a reference to all things dragon! It will be expanding in the next few months. You can find the index at its permanent home HERE. Blue Order: The governing body of human-dragon relations in England. Made up of all major dragons, their Keepers and all humans who hear dragons, they are charged with managing all matters related to dragons in the … Continue reading →
