So Serious Saturday #23

Fiction needs a basis in reality. Exercising non-fiction muscles once in a while benefits an active imagination, channeling creative energies as it focuses on a subject. So Serious Saturdays will be an active place for critical essays or writing about reality in the context of real events - even when it is not written on Saturdays.

Type: Philosophical

The Evergreen Season

      Two girls opened their Christmas presents at a KFC. I was watching their excitement as they discovered a "secret" electronic journal and a skipping toy to twirl around their ankles. The older girl kept staring at the stranger staring at her.

       I finally decided to explain myself. "That journal's really cool," I said. "I wanted one of those when I was younger. I'm a bit jealous." 

Craft Wednesday #27 Writing Again

This blog needed a place for talking about writing. "Craft Wednesday" will be me talking about all things writing: how to write, why to write, and my own craft journey. I hope to learn and to share experiences with you. 

Writing Again

     Picking up a story where you left off is not easy. I started writing an additional chapter to my book and found myself looking through my notes. I probably spent more time staring and rereading what I had written than thinking or writing, although I did a bit of that, too.

Craft Wednesday #26 Magic Time

This blog needed a place for talking about writing. "Craft Wednesday" will be me talking about all things writing: how to write, why to write, and my own craft journey. I hope to learn and to share experiences with you. 

Magic Time Within and Without

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Spoiler Alert!!!!!!!!

Contains Major Plot Movements

  I've heard that the Battle of Hogwarts is canonically supposed to have happened in 1998, about the same time that the first Harry Potter book gained popularity. 

Since this Battle occurs in the last book of the series, the main plot of the series ends where it begins: in 1998 the Battle rages within the pages and about 1998 the first book starts its majorly successful run in the United States after gaining fans in Britain. Readers can essentially go back to 1998 by starting the series or ending the series.