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  • What is a Big Book of Magical Secrets? If you’re curious as to what I mean when I say ‘Big book of magical secrets’ , I’ll explain. A Big Book of Magical Secrets is my personal terminology for the journal that holds all of the details about the fantasy book I am working on. I’ll…

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  • In the days before men, and ships, and greed There lived old gods from land to sea Commander of waves, and chaos, and breeze, The Sea God Morgannon he ruled all of these And every night, through the clouds and the sky A bright white moon rose over the tide She gleamed like the heavens,…

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  • The Sirens of Atlatia: A Look Into My Magical World

    “I have seen them riding seaward on the wavesCombing the white hair of the waves blown backWhen the wind blows the water white and black. We have lingered in the chambers of the seaBy sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brownTill human voices wake us, and we drown.” -T.S. Eliot Intro to Atlatia The world…

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  • The Fantasy Romance Phenomenon: Why We Can’t Get Enough of Love

    “What is honor compared to a woman’s love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother’s smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and…

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  • The sand between Smithe’s teeth was insufferable. The old pirate ran his tongue through his mouth attempting to wash away the grainy sensation; yet more wind blew, and more sand filled every crevice of his body. Everything was gritty and dry. The entire crew was covered in it. Tiny grains of sand rubbed together between…

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