Don’t give up. Never give up. When life gets you down and things aren’t going your way, just remember that there is always hope. You can achieve something important and make a meaningful impact on other people’s lives. Even if you have made mistakes and poor choices in your life; even if you are not […]
Interview with Jon “Armadel” Rigby
Recorded way back in January of 2009, this interview features author Jon “Armadel” Rigby reading excerpts from his illustrated “Everstone” trilogy: “The Everstone,” “Under the Stone,” and “The Golden City.” The Everstone trilogy is a magical, metaphorical tale of wonder and adventure.
Inspirations: The X-Files and Twin Peaks
Watching the TV series “Twin Peaks” convinced me that it was the inspiration for the later TV series, “The X-Files.” Twin Peaks, in turn, appears to have been inspired by daytime soap operas.
Inspirations for Star Wars
Inspirations: Part 2 It was always clear to me that George Lucas found his inspiration for “Star Wars” in other science fiction writers and TV shows. Dune Tattooine, the desert homeworld where Luke Skywalker grows up and from whence he launches his adventure to the stars, was clearly inspired by Frank Herbert’s blockbuster sci-fi novel […]
Inspiration, the Series: Introduction
As an author of retellings, I am a huge fan of borrowed inspiration. Rather than something to be ashamed of, I think the links of similarity from inspiration to inspiration are something to “geek out on.” I have personally spent countless delightful hours tracing back the different versions of the Arthurian legends, from modern retellings […]
