Tag Archives: Lord of the Rings

Growing Up…Or Not

Posted on April 25, 2014 by J. S. Collyer

Mine and my partner’s polling cards for the local election came through the door the other day. This prompted me to think about what a lot of responsibility this entails, which in turn got me to wondering whether I’m a … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings on Writing | Tagged coming of age, creative writing, dagda publishing, fleetwood mac, getting published, getting your writing somewhere, growing up, helena hann basquait, Lord of the Rings, narnia, novel writing, roxette, science fiction, star wars, writing, writing for a living, young at heart, zero | 25 Comments

The Gift of Time

Posted on April 14, 2013 by J. S. Collyer

I took last week off work and spent most of it writing in the bar/cafe of a local theatre. I always find I engage better out of the house, away from distractions and, true to form, I felt I got … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings on Writing | Tagged fantasy fiction, fantasy writing, fiction writing, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, Lord of the Rings, motivation, story, storytelling, the road elsewhere, time, tolkein, writing, x-files | 3 Comments

Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn’t want to live there.

Posted on February 17, 2013 by J. S. Collyer

In one of my earlier posts, What’s Your Genre?, I contemplated what it might be that attracts people to certain genres. I couldn’t really come up with a certain conclusion other than it being a combination of life experience, luck and … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings on Writing | Tagged astreiant, c s lewis, characterisation, escapism, fantasy, fantasy writing, Farseer, lisa barnett, Lord of the Rings, melissa scott, narnia, novel writing, owl city, reality, Robin Hobb, sci fi, science fiction, storytelling, the road elsewhere, tolkien, writing | Leave a comment

The Art of Conflict

Posted on January 13, 2013 by J. S. Collyer

As well as being a track from one of my favourite bands (check it out on youtube: Art of Conflict by VNV Nation) and an integral part of fiction writing, I have also found the stirring up of conflict can … Continue reading →