Category Archives: Musings

A Game for Tricksters and Shapeshifters

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Sarah

We don’t often think of mythic archetypes as something we would apply to our daily lives, especially figures like shapeshifters and tricksters.  And yet our own little personal mythologies can shape our social interactions. I’ve been thinking about this lately, … Continue reading →

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Fiction Within Fiction Within Fiction

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Sarah

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) A confluence of events have put the matter of fiction within fiction on my mind this last weekend. My friend, James A. Owen (Coppervale on LiveJournal) posted a set of pictures of his illustrations for volumes … Continue reading →

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The Hero Quest and Society

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Sarah

I’m going to add a new feature category to this blog, called “Musings” (to join “Mythic Motifs at Work” and “Writing Tips”).  These will be more general considerations, rather than specific analyses or writing advice.  It is inspired by the … Continue reading →

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Inspiration From the Search Strings

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Sarah

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) I’ve mentioned in a couple of previous entries how I sometimes check the search strings that bring people to my website. It’s a rather interesting activity, that I don’t do often enough. I stopped checking my … Continue reading →

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“Why Do We Need a Hero’s Quest in Literature?”

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Sarah

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) It’s been a couple of months since I had last checked the visitor statistics on my website – mainly because the pointing of the principal URL is screwed up (trying to fix that right now). Even … Continue reading →

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