I don't know why it took me so long to realize that I can apply Joseph Campbell to Shenandoah just as easily as I have to any fantasy novel I've ever written ( Read more... )

I've been getting more reminders this week of why I enjoy mythical family trees so much.

One family tree I discovered two nights ago claims that I am a direct descendant of Odin, Frigg, and Baldur. (A few of you out there will know why I choked for a second when I "discovered" that Friggen' Balder Baldur was my ancestor ( Read more... )