What is right and wrong? Does it matter if I do the right thing? Can I make a difference? These are the questions that make us human. These are the things that I strive to explore in my work. Attempting to deal with great questions on a human level is probably the hardest part of being a mythmaker. … Continue reading Asking the big questions.
fantasy
Reposting in honour of Harry’s Birthday.
Required: Active male companion for frail senior, all expenses covered, must be willing to travel. The ad was irresistible. The reality was a Geritol driven hell. “That’s it!” Rory shoved his shaggy brown hair out of his eyes and slung the despised paisley oxygen carrier from one shoulder to the other “One more whine, one … Continue reading Reposting in honour of Harry’s Birthday.
A Chat with Sandra Hurst
One of the ironies of childhood is that our first introduction to reading often comes in the form of fairy tales and myths in which magic, mysticism, fantastical creatures and mysterious realms app… Source: A Chat with Sandra Hurst
Which Lodge do you belong to?
Tonight I was sitting at the computer and thinking about the first chapters of my book. Much as Harry Potter has to go through a sorting process to belong to Gryffindor, so my main character, Y'keta, has to go through a full year of scrutiny before the People will accept him as their own. He … Continue reading Which Lodge do you belong to?
Mrs. P.
Required: Active male companion for frail senior, all expenses covered, must be willing to travel. The ad was irresistible. The reality was a Geritol driven hell. “That’s it!” Rory shoved his shaggy brown hair out of his eyes and slung the despised paisley oxygen carrier from one shoulder to the other “One more whine, one … Continue reading Mrs. P.
It’s time for you to read a new book!
Time to add a new book to your TBR! I'm looking for ARC readers and reviews for my Epic Fantasy YA novel coming out on March 17.
Time to pimp things out!
Sometimes pain is the greatest teacher.
A Goddess for every moon.
In working on the story for Y'keta, I unwittingly included a triad of powerful women who shape my hero in different ways. One of my beta readers pointed out to me that I was following a classic maiden-mother-crone progression. I think knowing that my female characters held such archetypical power, made them stronger and gave me … Continue reading A Goddess for every moon.
Legends around the campfire
I know my voices tend to overrun me at times. Between the writer, mother, wife, and worker there is just too much to process for just one human. How do you think Y'keta will assimilate all the voices that howl in his mind?
I Myth’d
Hi, My name is Sandra Hurst, author of the fantasy novel. Y’keta. As a child growing up in England stories and legends surrounded me. My mum made me understand at an early age, how important imagination was. We had an old set of encyclopedias that contained sections called ‘stories from around the world’ and I … Continue reading I Myth’d
delusions of literacy 