Hello all,
If you are wondering where it is I have been then wonder no more. I am assiduously working on my first book of The Spirit Seeker Series. As many of you know, there are many magical things in Griffan's world but, for him, in his small patch of earth, there seems to be nothing. All the richness of Asta (magic) has gone missing from the world where he is but such is not the case in other areas. Creating a landscape of magic involves a lot of brainstorming, luck, observation, and dreaming. I want to warp our own reality and conform it to that of dreams while still allowing my own visions to come to your minds as your read along. The trees for example are normal enough, around Orlaunian. The land is filled with willows, and maples, oak and pines. Nothing of special interest. As he ventures further from home trees take on a different role. There are lands filled with trees that, if lit, would burn for ages unsmoldered by winds or even rain. There are trees whose very limbs terminate in sharpness and resemble those of wooden spears. Trees of this nature and even those that move rock up into their canopies waiting to drop them on any unfortunate passersby. Things are not always as it seems in the lands outside of Orlaun. Grasses will entangle you on their own and waters whose appearance is crystal clear can instantly change to murky darkness. Expect to find yourself traveling along with Griffan unaware and unsuspecting thinking of things as he does; where a tree is just a tree, and a field just a field, but beware. The landscape itself is an interacting landscape of magic that has been dormant for ages just waiting to be awoken.
Thank you for you time and I hope I gain yet more readers for Griffan's quest.
Adam
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Thursday, August 7, 2008
The veil that separates man from myth
Hello all,
I have taken some time to consider just what makes fiction different from other types of literature. More often than not it's the interaction with mankind and that of our own myths. So the question that remained for me was, just how would I bridge that gap and connect mankind and myth with one another in The Spirit Seeker Series . In taking that time I have come to the conclusion of explaining it this way. The creator, He, or Him, for the purpose over shielding my future readers from any true nature of an ultimate being for now, had first created the fays. The fays, and other mythical beasts were called the ancient, as they were the first life in the world, made unique and purposely not in the image of Him. They lived in the world, free from death, pain, war, and illness. They were all immortal, as there was no reason to snuff out their lives and they gave the creator much pleasure. After some time, He grew wary and wanted to create something new. Being a merciful creator, he put all of his beloved ancients in a deep sleep and hid them behind The Curtain of Time. Here they would not age or dwindle and would be there for when he wished to release them again. Among the ancients were the demos of darkness, fire and destruction. One would naturally see them as evil but keep in mind that the ancients did not deal in good or bad, white or black. They were truly neutral in all manner of their creation. The intention of the demos was to rule over all the world despite the creator. When the time came for the curtain to fall, the demos positioned themselves just behind it in the hopes that they would one day be released and set loose upon the world again.
This separation of man and the ancients drew the belief of them as myth to the human world. Created after the ancients, this time in the fashion of Him, they knew of the ancients. Relics, and messages left behind gave clues to these beings and myths spread throughout the world of dragons, and griffons, elves, and fairies. Many creatures that have never been seen. It is this drive for man to find these beings whick causes the bridge of man and myth to be crossed. Through ages of attempts, will man and myth finally meet? Can the curtain of time be penetrated by His most humble creation, a mortal man? Some things to consider, in order to see the world through Griffan's eyes, are that, in his world, there are no such things as magic and mystical creatures. The men of authority have worked arduously to strike down any talk of mystical beasts and fantastical fancies. Let us hope that for the sake of fiction, we may draw back the veil for, at least, a peek as to what lies on the other side, and within our imaginations.
Take Care.
Adam Michael Perry
I have taken some time to consider just what makes fiction different from other types of literature. More often than not it's the interaction with mankind and that of our own myths. So the question that remained for me was, just how would I bridge that gap and connect mankind and myth with one another in The Spirit Seeker Series . In taking that time I have come to the conclusion of explaining it this way. The creator, He, or Him, for the purpose over shielding my future readers from any true nature of an ultimate being for now, had first created the fays. The fays, and other mythical beasts were called the ancient, as they were the first life in the world, made unique and purposely not in the image of Him. They lived in the world, free from death, pain, war, and illness. They were all immortal, as there was no reason to snuff out their lives and they gave the creator much pleasure. After some time, He grew wary and wanted to create something new. Being a merciful creator, he put all of his beloved ancients in a deep sleep and hid them behind The Curtain of Time. Here they would not age or dwindle and would be there for when he wished to release them again. Among the ancients were the demos of darkness, fire and destruction. One would naturally see them as evil but keep in mind that the ancients did not deal in good or bad, white or black. They were truly neutral in all manner of their creation. The intention of the demos was to rule over all the world despite the creator. When the time came for the curtain to fall, the demos positioned themselves just behind it in the hopes that they would one day be released and set loose upon the world again.
This separation of man and the ancients drew the belief of them as myth to the human world. Created after the ancients, this time in the fashion of Him, they knew of the ancients. Relics, and messages left behind gave clues to these beings and myths spread throughout the world of dragons, and griffons, elves, and fairies. Many creatures that have never been seen. It is this drive for man to find these beings whick causes the bridge of man and myth to be crossed. Through ages of attempts, will man and myth finally meet? Can the curtain of time be penetrated by His most humble creation, a mortal man? Some things to consider, in order to see the world through Griffan's eyes, are that, in his world, there are no such things as magic and mystical creatures. The men of authority have worked arduously to strike down any talk of mystical beasts and fantastical fancies. Let us hope that for the sake of fiction, we may draw back the veil for, at least, a peek as to what lies on the other side, and within our imaginations.
Take Care.
Adam Michael Perry
Friday, May 16, 2008
Behind every good man stands a great woman
Hello all,
I am elated to have some time to finally get back at this blog and fill the readers in a bit more to the world of Griffan and The Spirit Seeker Series. As the title of this blog says "behind every good man stand a great woman". In our story this holds true. Griffan's closest and only friend in the world is Karrow Rye. She is the deliciously adorable daughter of a baker and her character is one of loyalty and friendship. When deciding on a character that would play a role in supporting, influencing and shaping my protagonist, while adding that airy charm, I found it best to soften the role with the use of a female. Rather than creating her in the image of useless, inept follower, I chose to give her a strong persona that can even outshine Griffan, at times. It is important to appeal to both sexes in my story and to tear down the walls of masculine fantastical fancies. I would like men and women, boy and girls alike to connect and relate to characters in the story and Karrow fits a specific niche that I feel a lot of people can appreciate or even strive towards.
Humble is her upbringing and passionate is her character. Thin and lithe with strawberry blond hair and large brown eyes, Karrow has a natural charm that would make any Orlaunian blush. She is gifted with a voice for song and heart for love. When I think of her and her relationship to Griffan I can easily envy the friendship they have and wonder at what lengths they go to keep that bond strong. If you are searching for a heroine to idolize then look no further than Karrow's smile but beware her sass.
I am elated to have some time to finally get back at this blog and fill the readers in a bit more to the world of Griffan and The Spirit Seeker Series. As the title of this blog says "behind every good man stand a great woman". In our story this holds true. Griffan's closest and only friend in the world is Karrow Rye. She is the deliciously adorable daughter of a baker and her character is one of loyalty and friendship. When deciding on a character that would play a role in supporting, influencing and shaping my protagonist, while adding that airy charm, I found it best to soften the role with the use of a female. Rather than creating her in the image of useless, inept follower, I chose to give her a strong persona that can even outshine Griffan, at times. It is important to appeal to both sexes in my story and to tear down the walls of masculine fantastical fancies. I would like men and women, boy and girls alike to connect and relate to characters in the story and Karrow fits a specific niche that I feel a lot of people can appreciate or even strive towards.
Humble is her upbringing and passionate is her character. Thin and lithe with strawberry blond hair and large brown eyes, Karrow has a natural charm that would make any Orlaunian blush. She is gifted with a voice for song and heart for love. When I think of her and her relationship to Griffan I can easily envy the friendship they have and wonder at what lengths they go to keep that bond strong. If you are searching for a heroine to idolize then look no further than Karrow's smile but beware her sass.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Character Development
Hello the few, the treasured. It has been about a month, partly because the previously overworked, underpaid laptop I had kicked it on me. Incidently, it was something that caused me a great amount of stress and worry as the original manuscript was stored on it. Suffice it to say, I have revived it from the ashes and am now backing up my work to a separate source.
This time I thought it would behoove me to focus a little on Griffan, our unsung hero. In a small hilly town he spends his days in the fields with fuzzy little sheep-like animals. He is a shepherd of sorts and has a solitary social circle. There is one close friend but that is all. She and he spend much of their free time together roaming the hillside and playing songs. It is difficult sometimes to imagine oneself as a loner or perhaps an outcast growing up unless you actually have felt these things, but Griffan has found peace in his solitude with his friend and his mother. Much of Griffan's character is driven by his relationship with his mother and this longing for closure as to his father's life and death. There is much pressure to be good in everything in order to honor his father's memory and to find the answers to all the riddles left behind in his wake. With each chapter I hope to reveal more layers of not only Griffan but to other characters as well with an intent at creating a bond between the character and you, my readers.
Thank you... more to come.
Adam Perry
This time I thought it would behoove me to focus a little on Griffan, our unsung hero. In a small hilly town he spends his days in the fields with fuzzy little sheep-like animals. He is a shepherd of sorts and has a solitary social circle. There is one close friend but that is all. She and he spend much of their free time together roaming the hillside and playing songs. It is difficult sometimes to imagine oneself as a loner or perhaps an outcast growing up unless you actually have felt these things, but Griffan has found peace in his solitude with his friend and his mother. Much of Griffan's character is driven by his relationship with his mother and this longing for closure as to his father's life and death. There is much pressure to be good in everything in order to honor his father's memory and to find the answers to all the riddles left behind in his wake. With each chapter I hope to reveal more layers of not only Griffan but to other characters as well with an intent at creating a bond between the character and you, my readers.
Thank you... more to come.
Adam Perry
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Thoughts on the new year
Firstly, I would like to say Happy New Year to all and I thank you for voting so positively to my book at a mere glance into the world I am creating. Writing from the mind and the depths of one's imagination can be a great challenge and one that is dearly welcomed as I charge forward to completion this year. I am working on the geography of this world and even the language of magic, or Asta as it's called. It will be very arduous to create this dialect and keep its consistency throughout but it will be something that the audience can grasp and speak rather easily. I don't intend to delve into the lavishly ornate speech of Tolkien's Elves but something that makes sense.
The basis of the "magic" of the Astarians is simple. Like Yin and Yang everything has an opposite. Fire - Aflama has it's opposite to Water - Amalfa, appropriately named in that the word is actually the reverse of the word for fire. As if fire could be reversed or quenched, water would be it's quencher. The opposite word, in Astarian terms is usually used in defense, but the word for water is in actuality Hydroa and it's opposite word is Aordyh, another word for fire.
This is the ten cent lesson in the basics of Astarian magic and it's expression. The language of the faithful or Istol will be discussed at a later date as well as more words of magic. Thank you again for taking the time to read a bit about The Spirit Seeker.
yours,
Adam Perry
The basis of the "magic" of the Astarians is simple. Like Yin and Yang everything has an opposite. Fire - Aflama has it's opposite to Water - Amalfa, appropriately named in that the word is actually the reverse of the word for fire. As if fire could be reversed or quenched, water would be it's quencher. The opposite word, in Astarian terms is usually used in defense, but the word for water is in actuality Hydroa and it's opposite word is Aordyh, another word for fire.
This is the ten cent lesson in the basics of Astarian magic and it's expression. The language of the faithful or Istol will be discussed at a later date as well as more words of magic. Thank you again for taking the time to read a bit about The Spirit Seeker.
yours,
Adam Perry
Friday, December 28, 2007
The Spirit Seeker Series
An epic adventure of a young man whose curious abilities lead him on a journey towards distant shores, soaring griffons, evil dragons, magic and the ancient arts all on a quest of discovery to become what he has always been, -The Spirit Seeker-
Hello all and welcome. After years of work and daydreaming, countless hours of formulating my ideas into one concise goal, I have finally resolved myself to making it all a reality. I am in the process now of writing my first book of several in what is to be called The Spirit Seeker series. The story encompasses one young man, Griffan and his travels from his homeland, and not by choice either. Geared toward children, young adults and adults alike, the first book Griffan's Hill tells the story in a place where people still cling to superstitious beliefs and unwarranted fears. Their belief in faith and magic has been lost and any semblance of these things is seen as dangerous. This seems to be a problem for our hero seeing as he is a curious boy of odd abilities.
I do not wish this to be a spoiler page of what is to come but a place to fill interested people in on what will be a spectacular adventure across the seas to a city high on a cliff, to a land where dragons and griffons used to battle in the skies and where the powers of magic and the ancient faith once collided in a great battle resulting in the loss of all memory and existence of magic and power in the world.
I thank you for reading this and I hope to peak the interests of anyone who enjoys fantasy and wishes to allow me to ensare your thoughts in whimsical fancies.
Adam Michael Perry
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