Summer Solstice Moon
Several readers of my book have expressed surprise at its almost young adult focus and the fantasy elements. I suppose this comes from two sources; that is, people don’t know all of my interests or fascinations and there’s probably an expectation that my writing would be as cerebral as my public persona.
(The Musician and the Hermit – Moritz von Schwind)
Awhile back I read an interview with Phillip Pullman author of the fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials. In it he said he’d like to write serious, literary fare, but whatever subject matter comes to him, comes in the form of fantasy. Same with me. In a way I don’t think it’s surprising since the religious and philosophical and folk tale/fairy tale/folk lore world has been my constant companion since I came to a conscious awareness of myself. That’s just the way the world makes sense to me, through the mythic and the archetypal.
The life of the mind, learning and knowledge, also captivates me, and I find a lot of fun there, too, but the core for me, the essence is in the world of the imagination. So when I sit down to write, well that’s the clothing that drapes itself over my stories.
