Sun Tzu’s Art of War Sometimes research can be overwhelming. If you’re a writer who finds themselves intimidated by ancient texts, made easily bored by history, or just simply aren’t interested in a specific research topic, you’re not alone. But the simple fact is, as writers, we have a responsibility to relay interesting worlds, ideas,... Continue Reading →
The First of Many, God Willing
It’s been little over a week now since the release of Cirsova Issue #14 Spring 2023. It contains thrilling adventure stories, including my own SciFi short, Egg. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, may I suggest you do? Egg is my first published work, and while I still despise the title,... Continue Reading →
Adventures in Storytelling 1
Entry 1, an invitation to the madness. I’ve been going back and forth on this for a while. To show or not to show? Would anyone be interested in what goes on behind the curtain? I mean, some people must be, “on writing” is basically its own how-to genre. So, it’s decided. I’m going to... Continue Reading →
What is Elfland?
“He was on a plain on which the flowers were queer and the shape of the trees monstrous.” Edward John Drax Plunkett, better known as Lord Dunsany, was the 18th Baron of Dunsany and he wrote something like 90 works of fiction. His most famous being The King of Elfland’s Daughter. To call the Lord... Continue Reading →