Christmas, Grown Up
When I was young and Santa Claus was very real, I was riveted that, for a few short weeks, the world acknowledged the presence of magic.
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egradcliff
Jun 23, 20223 min read
What's in da Bag?
Sometimes, when getting to know one’s characters, it can be helpful to put them in situations in which they wouldn't ordinarily find...
egradcliff
Mar 21, 20221 min read
Not-quite-young-adult books for take-you-there world building
...by a lifetime imaginer of worlds. If you're looking for recommendations for books with remarkable world building, I have suggestions...
egradcliff
Dec 23, 20211 min read
A Winter Gift
I have illustrated a cozy winter scene for my readers, with characters from my series The Coming of Áed--Éamon, Erin, Ronan and Áed...
egradcliff
Oct 12, 20212 min read
Never Read Webcomics? Let Me Change Your Mind.
If you've never read webcomics, let me try to persuade you with four of my favorites.
egradcliff
Sep 17, 20213 min read
The Beautiful Season
The Beautiful Season (a micro story)
She lives in the beautiful season in which everything dies.
egradcliff
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Welcome to The Wild Court
What perils lurk on the other side of the Veil? It's the seventh year of Áed's reign, and while Ronan, full of restless wanderlust, may...
egradcliff
Mar 16, 20215 min read
Dark Age Shenaniganery
People on the move--the shenanigans of dark age Anglo Saxon Britain.
egradcliff
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Lute Dreams
She’s a beautiful baby. Seven courses, lacewood and rosewood variegated back, gorgeous engraving on the pegbox and the rose.
egradcliff
Dec 8, 20204 min read
More Text Message Folk Tales
A fun retelling of the Mabinogion, a collection of Welsh folktales, compiled in the medieval era from many centuries of oral tradition.
egradcliff
Nov 17, 20203 min read
Text Message Folk Tales
Once upon a time in Ye Olde Éire, there lived a man. He lived somewhere around the middle of nowhere, as Ye Olde protagonists do...
egradcliff
Oct 22, 20206 min read
Harmless Magic
I was most certainly not supposed to be born. My father, eighteen, working the streets; my mother, twenty-one, a servant in the household of
egradcliff
Aug 25, 20202 min read
Language Speaks the Culture
I wanted to use linguistic differences to highlight the social dichotomy of the Maze and the White City, the two major components of the Gut
egradcliff
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Taking Up My Pen, Without Words
The run up to launching a book has lots of moving parts. Sometimes it's good to take a breather, and my go-to respite is drawing.
egradcliff
Jul 14, 20205 min read
The Emerald-Eyed Boy & the Faerie
A short bedtime faerie tale for an emerald-eyed boy.
egradcliff
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Who Do I Love? Ninian.
Of all the characters in The Coming of Áed, one of my favorites to write is the enigmatic Ninian...
egradcliff
Jun 4, 20202 min read
A Brief History of the Gut
The rise and fall of a kingdom...
egradcliff
May 12, 20203 min read
Writing Effective Profanity
Profanity is not my cup of tea. But it can serve my purposes as an author if used effectively.
egradcliff
Apr 21, 20203 min read
Why NOT Writing is Good for My Writing
While writing is my #1 creative outlet, varying the type of my creative output helps me write better.
egradcliff
Mar 31, 20203 min read
Fae Magic in The Hidden King
Using fae magic comes with its own dangers. Many practitioners have found themselves reaching too far, enchanted by power.
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