anna pendragon – A Mad Pursuit

December 8, 2009

fantasy, Gawain, queen of none, Uncategorized, WIP, writing

anna pendragon, arthuriana, Gawain, king arthur, queen of none, retelling stories, writing arthuriana

Arthur Re(du)x – Part One

I can’t say for sure, but I think the first time I ever saw something remotely Pre-Raphaelite was in elementary school upon visiting the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA. It very well could have been this painting, though I’m not sure when it was acquired. Regardless, I remember returning from the museum on an... / READ MORE /

November 24, 2009

fantasy, Gawain, queen of none, WIP, writing

anna pendragon, arthuriana, king arthur, sir gawain

The Queen, the Knight, and Arthur

If you’ve followed either of my blogs, listened to my podcast, of likely talked to me for all of ten minutes, you’ve probably gathered that I have a thing for Arthuriana. My love of the genre is deep-seeded, having taken root somewhere in between watching The Sword in the Stone and receiving a book from... / READ MORE /

February 25, 2009

fantasy, queen of none, WIP, writing

anna pendragon, arthurian legend, arthurian novel, arturiana, novel excerpt, queen of none

The Lady of the Lake is a blacksmith: an excerpt from Queen of None

From Queen of None. I wanted to find a spoiler-free section, but that’s almost impossible. But here’s a bit of description I rather liked, as Anna and Lanceloch (who have just been married…) approach the Lake, after Anna has struck a deal to visit her imprisoned Aunt Viviane. A note: this is not an attempt... / READ MORE /

February 16, 2009

fantasy

anna pendragon, arthurian novel, arthuriana, fantasy novel, king arthur, mythology, novel in progress, queen of none, WIP, works in progress, writing

Play it again, Frodo: why I love a remake

There are too many purists in the world. Too many folks who cling to original books, movies, songs, rallying for the acknowledgement that their beloved version is The Best That Ever Was. Hollywood is “out of ideas”, books are “recycled”. Like this is a bad thing? The thing is, we’re always telling the same story.... / READ MORE /