Daily Archives: January 19, 2011

A Padawan’s Journal, Entry #35: Forceful Women

It all started with Princess Leia, of course—the long line of heroic women from the Galaxy Far, Far Away. When we first meet Leia, she is a grainy holographic image that is somehow clear enough in its basic outlines (ahem) … Continue reading


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Shifting Gears

I remember quite clearly when I began to write my epic fantasy series, set in the imaginary Celtic country of Deverry and its environs.  It was a rainy Washington’s Birthday weekend in February of 1982.  The last of its fifteen … Continue reading


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