Photo of The Hobbit set in New Zealand. Image from Unsplash. Photo by Andres Iga.
Rich natural environments and talking (or telepathic) animals in creative narratives, often makes me think with tight introspection. I say this with particular reference to the actual creative process in fantastical literature, which is my preferred subject of persistent and reflective enquiry. [Read more…]
I always get very childlike; the adrenaline rush when I race over to my favourite section in a book shop ‘fantasy.’ Even online when I scroll and type away, I am amazed at the variety of both traditionally published books available by known and unknown authors. Even the every increasing eBook age is encouraging more writers in this field to surface and grace the world with their fantastical tales and unique worlds. It seems the demand is there, and the cultural evolution of the genre is evident.