For Writers of Fantasy - A collection of my essays on the craft of writing fantasy

• The internal conflict is more important than the dragon - advice for epic fantasy writers

• Self-Publishing a Novel? You absolutely need to put this on the last page

• How to Write a Great Combat Scene – Advice for Fantasy Writers
  

• How to Find Interesting Words and Names for Your Fantasy Writing
  

• Use Your Journal to Dramatically Improve Your Writing - The Easy Way
  

• Designing Video Games sharpen your eyes and think like an artist
  

• It's All About the Cover - Advice for self publishers

• Forget about the Grammar and your writing will improve

• Epic Fantasy - It's Really about the meaning of life

• Writing Epic Fantasy - Taking a Courageous Approach to the Genre

• Writing Fantasy - A creative Approach to World Building

• Everybody wants to write - But Why?

• Will's Guaranteed, Sure-fire, four-step method that will get you writing today

• Writing is an individual process. There is a different style of writing for every writer.

• Fantasy Books for Children - A Guide

   

Essays about the Meaning of Life - Observations about life

Classical Guitar essays and Writing

• Zen and the Art of Classical Guitar - An essay about guitar and life
• Andres Segovia A page about the Maestro himself: some interesting information about the man and how he changed the world of classical music.Andres Segovia
• The Classical Guitar is the perfect Instrument for a Child to learn. There is no arguing with the fact that teaching a child to learn an instrument is something that can potentially bring him or her a lifetime of joy and enrichment. But keeping a child interested in practicing can be a challenge. Among all the instruments that a child can learn how to play the classical guitar is among the best. Here are the reasons.
• A Suggested Repertoire for Beginners Looking for suggestions on what to Play? I have a great repertoire of pieces picked out. They are aimed at the beginner and cover a broad range from straight classical to spanish guitar. This is a great selection that will give you a good variety of play.
• Hand picked recommendations of Classical guitar sheet music - I have a selection of individual sheet music with notes and comments about each piece. Guitarist Repertoire
• How to advance quickly from a beginner to an intermediate classical guitarist Article
• Forget about learning TAB and learn how to read sheet music -Here's Why
• Passion for classical guitar! That's what I have. How did this passion develop? read my essay
• A business trip to Spain had a profound impact on my playing. Read about it here

Essays about Medieval Things

• A Medieval Castle Floor Plan - interesting essay with a floor plan that I drew up that shows how castles changed and how they were developed.

• The Secrets of Medieval Castles - All about how Medieval Castles were more than just palaces with walls around them. They had built in secrets.

• Medieval Sword Shapes and how they changed over the centuries

• What is a Medieval Sword? There are actually two definitions and you can read about them and see pictures of them.

• How to make a sword An overview of the process of blacksmithing your own sword.

• The History of the Sword From the Bronze age through the present

• The Sword Makes the Man about the types of swords and the personalities that wield them

• Medieval Names, Words, and Places An interesting collection
• The Development of the Medieval Knight's Helmet over the centuries