a song of ice and fire
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“A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it’s to keep its edge.” –George R.R. Martin, in A Game of Thrones It’s been a while since I’ve read A Game of Thrones (though I plan to revist the books again sometime in the near future), but this quote has always been one…
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One of the most notable after-effects of a trip to the Art Institute is that it never fails to inspire me to try my hand at art again. Now, writing has always been an obvious choice for me. I love it, I’m fairly good at it, I can’t imagine doing anything else with my life.…
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Last night, I realized that I’ve been reading an awful lot of political fantasy lately. I’ve got Melanie Rawn’s The Ruins of Ambrai for one, Terry Pratchett’s The Truth for another, and, most influential of all, George R. R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows, which is easily the most political of the Song of Ice…
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“A Clash of Kings: Book Two of A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R. R. Martin Anyone who has talked to me for more than ten minutes will probably discern that I’m a little bit of a Game of Throne nut. I love the books (so far), I love the TV show (so…
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Though it isn’t by any means a recent trend, the cult of the Raging Feminist has come to my attention a lot lately, mostly due to the recent love of A Song of Ice and Fire in my apartment right now. As a series with a good deal of sex, rape, whoring, abuse, etc, etc,…
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Though a combination of feeling a little off and some bad blood at work has me feeling uninspired this morning, I’m reminding myself of my “write anyway” motto and trying to put together a post for the day. After all, my minimum word count for these things is only 200 words, which is easy enough,…
L.S. Engler 