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Where there is a sea there are pirates. -Greek proverb Why Pirates? For much of history, tales of the sea have included our favourite mischievous and mysterious sailors; pirates. Pirates are bold, daring, fearsome, yet continuously alluring to us. My first pirate tale was Disney’s adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, which enthralled little me…
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“I speak to maps. And sometimes they say something back to me. This is not as strange as it sounds, nor is it an unheard of thing. Before maps, the world was limitless. It was maps that gave it shape and made it seem like territory, like something that could be possessed, not just laid…
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“But a mermaid has no tears and therefore she suffers so much more.” -Hans Christien Andersen For as long as I can remember, I have been utterly fascinated by the esoteric nature of mermaids. Be it too many viewings of my old VHS of Disney’s The Little Mermaid as a young girl, my childhood obsession…
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Why did I Make This Blog? I created Sea Witch Letters to post bits of the fantasy novel I am working on and share my thoughts and experiences writing my first book, as well as to investigate ideas that have inspired me to create the story. The story is a fantasy/adventure/romance book about a pirate…
