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February 1, 2014
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audiobook, pilgrim of the sky, podcast
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    Watch Pilgrim of the Sky Unfold Live and in Person in the Month of February!

    Having just finished Watcher of the Skies, and considering that its predecessor (I won’t say prequel–because technically the second book is a prequel… and a follow up, but not a sequel…) is a little more than two years old, I thought I’d be a little daring. I was supposed to record an audiobook of Pilgrim of the Sky. But then... / READ MORE /
    November 3, 2010
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    arthuriana, Gawain
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      Lev Grossman on T.H. White and The Once and Future King

      One of the subjects I will go on at length most often is, most assuredly, Arthuriana. My abiding love for that genre started with a gorgeous illustrated volume (an abbreviated Morte D’Arthur) given to me by my great-aunt, but really came to fruition during my Freshman year of college when I was assigned both The... / READ MORE /
      June 29, 2009
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      fantasy, peter of windbourne, WIP, writing
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        The self-conscious fantasy epic.

        This morning I read a piece in the Guardian called When the Lord of the Rings doesn’t cut it: Confessions of a fantasy junkie, and found it rather amusing. In particular this bit (which makes us all sound a bit like Gollum, I think): I understand the pain of the addict. At the turn of... / READ MORE /
        June 25, 2009
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        fantasy, peter of windbourne, writing
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          Notes on the woman warrior, fantasy literature style

          The first woman warrior I remember reading was Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings. That image of her standing before the Nazgul Witch-King, her sword brandished, her blond hair spilling down her shoulders and catching in the wind is probably one of the most vivid early memories I have of fantasy literature. And I... / READ MORE /
          June 7, 2009
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          fantasy, peter of windbourne, WIP, writing
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            Writing with the darkness.

            This week’s writing has been more difficult than others, and not because of the usual reasons (laziness, business, distractedness). While I’ve slowly made progress from 0k to 4K (about 2K from the chapter end) it’s been laborious, to say the least. Though I’m writing from a draft, I know what’s going to happen, so technically... / READ MORE /
            June 4, 2009
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            fantasy, Uncategorized, WIP, writing
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              Crowded house: writing a party

              Nah, not the kind with ale and food and wenches, though that happens from time to time. More like a party of people. At the moment I’m struggling with some of my chapters, as there are just too many damned people there all the time. Up until this point most of what I’ve written has... / READ MORE /
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