Mary Shaffer
Writing about Writing

Real and Fantastic Locations in my Novel
I had so much fun doing geographical research for the locations in Wick and Arrow that I thought it might be intriguing to share some of the real-life places that are behind the fantastic ones in the novel.

Hearing the Music of Style: the Origin of my Folkloric Fantasy Novel
If the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, write it for the inner child the grown-ups have silenced because they’re terrified of the truth it will blurt out if they let it.

In Defense of Escapism: Tolkien’s Principles of Fantasy
The deserter flees because he is afraid. The prisoner escapes because he knows that prison is not where he is meant to be.