The Basics Best known as the evil brutes in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings novels, the mythology of the orc goes back much further . In the works of William Blake, the Orc is a positive character, opening the door for authors to choose which mythology they would prefer that their orcs
Author: christinawinds
The Basics Ogres are always depicted as large, muscular, human-shaped creatures. From there, everything is variable. From intelligence to skin tone, an ogre (or ogress if female) is described in almost as many ways as there are tellers of tales. Appearance Human-shaped Large & muscular Very tall Short & compact Green skin Blue skin Flesh-toned
The Basics Pronunciation rhymes with ‘witch’, a lich is always a powerful sorcerer. Though other details vary, they are almost always human-shaped– either still appearing human or else having begun as a human, though I did find one reference claiming a shape-shifting ability for them. Appearance Human Skeletal or cadaverous Heavily armored Rich, flowing robes
While researching the various mythological races for my Abaddon series, I found it to be a bit frustrating. There were sites dedicated to Irish mythology and Egyptian Mythology and the mythology of ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ and so forth. The same creatures would be mentioned on various sites, but they would be described differently. A lich
I have decided to make my debut appearance as an author at the Hampton University Literary Festival. “Finding My Lich” is printed in paperback and I have a supply ready to find their new forever homes. I look forward to meeting new people and spending a full day talking about books and writing.I have also
My first novel is officially published. I’m calling this one my ‘learning’ novel because while I love the characters and happy with the way the plot came out…it’s the one that I’m going to learn from and make my mistakes on when it comes to publishing and marketing. First thing I learned was: publishing ain’t
I published Monsters today. This tiny book is one that I challenged myself with late last year because I don’t typically do short stories. I may try a few more at some point, as it was a surprisingly fulfilling project. I don’t usually write short stories, but Monsters is close to my heart. I often
Well, folks, I’m finally doing it. After decades of writing just for myself, I finally sat down about two years ago and promised myself I was going to actually finish a book and publish it. Nanowrimo that year helped me with the first step — I finished a first draft, all the way to the