Mary Shaffer
Writing about Writing
Help bring a beautiful book to life!
I need your help to fund the design and deluxe printing of my folkloric fantasy novel!
It’s here! The cover reveal for Wick and Arrow
Because the writing style of this book is a contemporary echo of the storytelling of Tolkien’s immediate predecessors, I wanted the design to be a contemporary echo of Art Nouveau fairytale collections.
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.