2012-10-06T15:42:55-06:00

Okay, I’m not really looking for ideas about how to end The Auralia Thread. The first draft of The Ale Boy’s Feast is very roughly drafted, and by the time the fireworks go off on the 4th, I’ll have given a readable version to the editors. (It feels like I’m preparing to take a patient with worrying symptoms to the doctor to await a diagnosis.) I know how it ends. And I get a little shaky just thinking about the... Read more

2012-10-06T15:43:11-06:00

“Revealing The Secret of Kells – Part Two”: My conversation with Steven Greydanus continues at Image journal’s blog. Have you seen The Secret of Kells? What did you think? (more…) Read more

2012-10-06T15:43:58-06:00

Exercise has proved a challenge for me in the last few years. Deadlines demand I spend most of my evenings and weekends writing. But it’s been hard on my health, so lately I’ve been working hard to get three or four workouts in per week, either hiking or on a stationary bike (while I watch movies for review). I definitely notice a difference. I get more creative ideas when I exercise. What about you? Do you see a connection between... Read more

2012-10-06T15:47:18-06:00

So… I stumbled onto these two quotes within a few seconds of one another… (more…) Read more

2012-10-06T15:48:05-06:00

My conversation with Steven Greydanus about a great animated film begins at Image here. (more…) Read more

2012-10-06T15:48:34-06:00

In less than two weeks, I’ll be turning in the first completed draft of my new book The Ale Boy’s Feast. As I do, I keep getting the same response from readers: “I was surprised when the conclusion of Raven’s Ladder left me hanging. Is that the end? Isn’t this a trilogy?” The answer is no… (more…) Read more

2012-10-06T15:48:41-06:00

Have you read The Voyage of the Dawn Treader? If you haven’t, the time to do so is now. Because on December 10, the movie will arrive. (Fortunately, it’s a quick read.) Want a preview? Well, here it is… (more…) Read more

2012-10-06T15:49:07-06:00

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2012-10-06T15:49:23-06:00

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2012-10-06T15:50:31-06:00

One of my favorite reading experiences ever was experiencing the slow, subtle, and eventually overwhelming revelations in the book “Never Let Me Go.” (more…) Read more


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