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The Loatron in the Woods-Part 2
Last month, we found Dunstan, a boy studying to become a monk, lost in a spooky forest. Fleeing a bizarre creature, he falls into a stream and is swept away by the current. The drowning boy is shocked when the purple creature he saw before rushes to save him. And now,...
The Legend of the Loatron-Myth or Reality?
One of the unique creatures found in medieval bestiaries is the loatron. The loatron is believed to have roamed western Europe during the early middle ages, although an ancient Grecian jar with a loatron painted on it has been unearthed in the ruins of the Acropolis....
Friday Fun- Silly Character Memes
Yay, it's Friday! This week I discovered the joy (and hard work) of making character chart memes like the ones on Twitter. I plugged my own book characters from SARGON THE NOT SO GREAT into several templates and gave myself a giggle. It was fun imagining my medieval...
The Loatron in the Woods-Part 1
Dunstan pressed his back against the trunk of the tree. What was it? Did it hear him? He waited, heart pounding. A slurping, chewing sound came from the bushes. The young oblate from the monastery peeked around the tree. Did that branch move? He froze. Twigs crunched...
The Power of an Amazing Epigraph
I like witty quotations. When I find one at the beginning of a book, it's like looking at someone's front door, it leads me into what I'm reading. A door with peeling paint and a broken screen door tells me about the house I'm entering. While a freshly painted door...
Did You Know? Researching Medieval Names
In my first Enda novel, the main character is a young loatron named Sargon. He is teased and called Sargon the not-so-great. This may refer to King Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great, who ruled most of ancient Mesopotamia. Why was this loatron named...