Orson Welles and the Michael Phoenix Rising

Exercise 1 I've dedicated the past several days to Orson Welles, to that booming voice and that wonderful charisma.  He was the virtuoso filmmaker and actor and magician, a student of Shakespeare, and the lifelong master of deception and trickery. -- Exercise 2 I've long been picturing a future for mankind, one that would set …

The Michael Phoenix Canon–Possible Prologue/Character Study

This is a prologue I had written a while back for the 'Michael Phoenix' canon (working title). There are more to come. I'm working on a new section for Quinby Street dedicated solely to the development of Phoenix, his world and the eventual epic that will focus on his life and trials. -Prologue- The room …

the epic in progress

Maintaining this blog stands among my highest priorities, yet it is imperative that I continue to work on my story. Being that it will be my first substantial endeavor in narrative writing, it's funny that it should be an epic. Usually an epic is something that a writer builds up to within his or her …