Blog/News: My Reaction to the Rumors About Rings of Power Season 2. My Brain is Now Mush.

As you guys know, I hate Rings of Power to the ends of the Earth and it infuriates me to no end how little respect Amazon has for the Tolkien fandom's beloved professor and the stories he spent his life on. Now, with Season 2 of Rings of Power on the way (supposedly), the rumors... Continue Reading →

Blog/Review: So Far, The Pendragon Cycle Looks Really Good (Spoilers).

Last year, the Dailywire announced that they would be adapting The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead into a series on Dailwire+. Me being the fantasy nerd that I am was very excited to hear that and now that I am reading the books am even more excited to watch the show. Now that Dailywire... Continue Reading →

Blog: Thoughts on Female Warriors and Rulers in the Fantasy Genre

As I've been doing this blog and quickly writing my own books, I've been paying attention to how other people portray their characters in media. In particular, I've been paying attention to how authors and writers portray their female characters in media, which more often than not nowadays is not in a very postive light.... Continue Reading →

Blog: Female Authors Aren’t Being “Infantilized” by the Publishing Industry. They’re Doing it to Themselves.

Recently, I ran across a channel on YouTube run by a woman named Elizabeth Wheatley and for those of you who haven't watched any of her videos, she's a fantasy/romance author who penned the Dandreth's Assassin series and generally makes videos promoting her book and talking about the genre she's in. At first, I really... Continue Reading →

Art Gallery: Traveler’s Lamp.

This is an original painting created by me. I had learned how to draw and paint lamps with light in them the week before and decided to incorporate that in this painting as the main piece. I really like how the light looks and how it seems to bounce off the pole holding the lamp,... Continue Reading →

Review: Runes is Kinda Meh. (Spoilers)

One fo the shows I was most excited to see when Bentkey was announced was the show Runes. From the trailer, it seemed like the type of show I would watch. It had magic, it had Norse mythology, the animation was pretty original and looked good...what's not to love? Well, I watched it and finished... Continue Reading →

News: YOU SHALL NOT INFRINGE! LOTR Fanfic Writer Sues Amazon and Loses.

In the ongoing nightmare that is Amazon's Rings of Power, there was a beacon of light in the form of a hilarious story of a fanfic writer sueing the company for $250 million. In April of 2023, Demetrius Polychron filed a lawsuit against the multi-billion dollar company for allegedly stealing aspects of his idea (which... Continue Reading →

Blog: How to Write a Morally Complex Protagonist. Today’s Example: Feanor.

Feanor from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion is one of those characters where you either hate him or you love him to bits and will die on that hill. Reddit forums galore have been created centering around him, ranging from having well-thought-out arguments in the form of memes and comments defending/condemning his actions to having a... Continue Reading →

Fairy in a Tree in Watercolor and Acrylic

Here's the first try that was done in watercolor. As you can see, it was not my best work and many of the colors unfortunately blended into each other. The acrylic version came out much better. While the sky is a bit streaky, I kind-of enjoy it since it looks like strange, fantasy clouds. The... Continue Reading →

Book Review: The Silmarillion: J.R.R Tolkien’s Greatest Work (Spoilers)

Last year for Christmas, I asked for two things that I didn't realize would lead me down a rabbit hole of lore and change the way I write and those things were The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Why? I asked for them because while I was raised on Tolkien's works and the... Continue Reading →

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