Setting, Writing Prompts

Writing Prompt – Lost In The Dark

One of my characters is currently lost in a maze of tunnels without any light. He's been plucky so far, but I've left him at an intersection of four tunnels and no clue which way to turn. And I was thinking what would happen if he came to a section of tunnels like the picture… Continue reading Writing Prompt – Lost In The Dark

Setting, Writing Prompts

Writing Prompt – Happily May I Walk

Happily may I walk. May it be beautiful before me. May it be beautiful behind me. May it be beautiful below me. May it be beautiful above me. May it be beautiful all around me. In beauty it is finished. Night Chant (Navaho) Trans. by Washington Matthews Writing Prompt: A lovely photo prompt to let… Continue reading Writing Prompt – Happily May I Walk

Inspiration, Setting

Inspiration – Ruins

I love ruins.  I write fantasy and, for me, ruins are perfect inspirations to step off into developing settings and scenes in my stories. I get to be the archaeologist of  my stories, rebuild their worlds, devise  histories, answer the questions of what might this have been, what happened there, who were the people who… Continue reading Inspiration – Ruins

Inspiration, Setting

Inspiration – The Cliffs of Moher

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland The Cliffs of Moher (Aillte an Mhothair) are one of Ireland's top Visitor attractions. The Cliffs are 214 meters* high at the highest point and range for 8 kilometres over the Atlantic Ocean on the western seaboard of County Clare. O'Brien's Tower stands proudly on a headland of the… Continue reading Inspiration – The Cliffs of Moher