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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
The Beautiful Season
The Beautiful Season (a micro story)
She lives in the beautiful season in which everything dies.
egradcliff
- Apr 26, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
Dark Age Shenaniganery
People on the move--the shenanigans of dark age Anglo Saxon Britain.
egradcliff
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
Lute Dreams
She’s a beautiful baby. Seven courses, lacewood and rosewood variegated back, gorgeous engraving on the pegbox and the rose.
egradcliff
- Dec 21, 2020
- 2 min
Winter Solstice
Say what you will about 2020--but it has been astronomically interesting.
egradcliff
- Dec 8, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 6 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
The Emerald-Eyed Boy & the Faerie
A short bedtime faerie tale for an emerald-eyed boy.
egradcliff
- Jun 23, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
A Brief History of the Gut
The rise and fall of a kingdom...
egradcliff
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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.
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