Tag Archives: Lord of the Rings

Modern Myths: The Active Audience, Imagination and Why I Love Fanvids

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Ciara Darren

Stories are alive. As long as they are read, watched, discussed, they live on in the hearts and souls of every one they have touched. Th author has little control once the tale has flown from their fingers, it grows, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Mythology | Tagged Doctor Who, fanfiction, Fanvids, Lord of the Rings, modern myths, Pteryx Videos, Sherlock Holms BBC, show don't tell, story telling, The Doctor, touch | 8 Comments

She’s how old? And he’s what?

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Ciara Darren

Recently I’ve had the opportunity to consider age differences in sexual relationships, both in the novel I am writing now and in my personal life. Largely, I haven’t seen extended age gaps in the relationships in my family and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Relationships in Fiction, Social Norms | Tagged Age disparity in sexual relationships, Aragon, Beauty and the Beast, Deanerys, Doctor Who, Dr. Who, Fabulous Fashionistas, Game of Thrones, Khal Drogo, Lord of the Rings, Romance | 4 Comments

The Books That Haunt You

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Ciara Darren

Every now and then you run across books that changes you. They get under your skin, into your nearly every waking thought and quiet possibly your dreams, they simple refuse to go away. They haunt us. And we like it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Book, Ender Wiggin, Frodo Baggins, Judith Tarr, Lord of the Rings, Orson Scott Card | 4 Comments