Author Archives: Sarah

About Sarah

Now residing in Las Vegas, I was born in Michigan and moved to Texas when 16. After getting my Masters degree in English, I moved to Hollywood, because of the high demand for Medievalists (NOT!). As a freelance writer and editor, I found Nevada offers better conditions for the wallet. I love writing all sorts of things, and occasionally also create some artwork.

Tim Powers Enthuses About The Scribbler’s Guide

Last summer I attended Mythcon 42 in Dallas, where Tim Powers was the Guest of Honor. I’d been getting to know Tim in fits and starts over the last couple of years because he is a wonderful conversationalist. He is, … Continue reading

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The Aspiring Writer – Threshold Guardian

Again, one of the animation videos I created dealing with the traditional character Archetypes. This is, of course, only a very short and compact discussion of the Archetype. A much fuller one can be found in The Scribbler’s Guide to … Continue reading

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The Aspiring Writer – Mentor

I had a lot of fun doing these animations. Unfortunately, my laptop didn’t have as much fun — the program ran very hot on my laptop and burned out the video card. So I didn’t manage to finish the series … Continue reading

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Love Your Tools

A friend recently recommended the works of Annie Dillard to me, and so I began reading The Writing Life.  In this particular book she describes in vignettes her experiences of the labor of writing, of doing the work (and some … Continue reading

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The Aspiring Writer Continues

I’ve been having a lot of fun creating the Xtranormal animations. I decided to do short, humorous little bits about aspects of mythic motifs. Consider them teasers about material in The Scribbler’s Guide to the Land of Myth. Today’s offering … Continue reading

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