Author Archives: David

About David

I'm a writer. This is my blog.

Ancient Earth & Sky

Posted on July 14, 2014 by David

My friend John Lundwall has a couple of animated lectures posted on-line that deal with the astronomy and cosmology encoded in the mythology of oral societies. The lectures cover some of the same ground as John’s forthcoming book on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Astronomy, John Lundwall, Orality, Precession of the Equinoxes | Leave a comment

Westercon 67 (FantasyCon I)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by David

Every con starts like this. Every con ends like this, too. In between, the rooms fill up with people, stories, and performances. My performances started on Thursday with a brilliant and ambitious but ill-starred presentation on steampunk and audiobooks with … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions | Tagged B. Daniel Blatt, Bear Putnam, Bob Defendi, Carter Reid, David J. West, Deanna Holland, Deena Campanile, Deren Hansen, Fantasycon, Filk, Graham Bradley, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Batchelor, James Wymore, Jason King, Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury, Kathy Mar, Kevin Anderson, Larry Correia, Lisa Mangum, Nathan Shumate, Peter S. Beagle, Peter Wacks, Rasputin, S.A. Butler, Sarah E. Seeley, Scott Taylor, Tom Durham, Vince Campanile, Westercon | Leave a comment

Westercon and Fantasycon ~ Thursday

Posted on July 3, 2014 by David

Team Look for me today at 1:00 in Deer Valley I and II at Westercon, talking with Deren Hansen about Orrin Porter Rockwell, Steampunk, and the making of audiobooks. Then I shuffle across the street to Fantasycon. At 3:00 I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions | Tagged David J. West, Deren Hansen, Dungeoncrawlers Radio, Fantasycon, Filk, James Wymore, Scott Taylor, Steampunk, Westercon | Leave a comment

Bookshelf: Betrayal’s Shadow

Posted on July 1, 2014 by David

The Mahaelian Kingdom of Avidar, ruled by her mind-dominating and omnipresent king, emerged victor from a war five hundred years ago against the pale, inhuman, magic-Singing Elvayn. Since the war, Mahaelian Silencers have kept the slave class of Elvayn in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bookshelf | Tagged Dave-Brendon de Burgh, Epic Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Rober E. Howard, The Malazan Book of the Fallen | Leave a comment

Son of Water Cage

Posted on June 29, 2014 by David

I tend to think that a creative person is a creative person, whatever the medium. Here’s something I did recently, in the medium of PVC pipe. Meet Son of Water Cage. Here it is as its skeleton is beginning to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged Famous Lawn, Idaho, Utah, Water Toys | Leave a comment

Friends

Posted on June 27, 2014 by David

My neighbor squinted at me the other day and said “I imagine you’re the kind of guy that has a surprisingly diverse range of friends.” I had never thought about it, but it turns out he’s right. I count among … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions | Tagged Carter Reid, Craig Nybo, Friends, Ghosts, Guitar, Kelli Reid, Paracon West, Psychics, Rock Opera, Russ Cook, S.A. Butler, Zombies | Leave a comment

#MyWritingProcess

Posted on June 16, 2014 by David

I have this friend, Danyelle Leafty. You should go check out what she writes in her blog, ’cause she’s interesting. You might even read some of the books she’s written, which are middle grade fantasies, generally with fairy-tale themes or … Continue reading →

Posted in How to Write | Leave a comment

Exacting Essence

Posted on June 12, 2014 by David

My friend James Wymore has a new book out. It’s called Exacting Essence, and it’s a YA adventure-horror tale in which James tackles the most evil force the universe has ever known. That’s right: clowns. To celebrate Exacting Essence, James, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Clowns, Exacting Essence, Fantasy, Horror, James Wymore, Steampunk, YA | Leave a comment

Bookshelf: Knights Dawning

Posted on June 8, 2014 by David

From the time I read Umberto Eco’s novel Foucault’s Pendulum, when I was in high school, I’ve wanted to write a novel about Assassins and Knights Templar. It would have been, I think, a story about two men who hated … Continue reading →

Posted in Bookshelf | Tagged Assassins, Crusades, Foucault's Pendulum, Historical Fiction, James Batchelor, Knights, Medieval, Templars, Umberto Eco | Leave a comment

History Cake

Posted on June 4, 2014 by David

Emily Adams published a review of City of the Saints a few days ago on A Motley Vision, and I want to share it here. Because it turns out, that much of what I write could be described as “history … Continue reading →