Fantasy Books

I finished my last audit package last week, and all that really means is that the bulk of my busy time is done. I still have questions to respond to and items to clear up, but the deadlines are past and the clean up work is a bit less stressful. I mentioned before having some other things I wanted to do with the blog and having more time to write. I really like to write, but I know for a fact I'm not that great of a writer. It's really just for my own fun.

Growing up, I read a lot of fantasy books, and some science fiction too. I remember when I lived on a farm in Oregon, my Uncle Mike handed me a book, Dragon's Gold, by Piers Anthony and Robert Margroff, which may or may not have been the first fantasy book I read, but it's the first I remember. And it was definitely one of the first novels I read. I think I had tried to read Lord of the Rings and got mired in the middle and stopped. Anyway, after that I read a lot of Piers Anthony, the Xanth Series, and the Blue Adept series. I also read a lot from David Eddings, who at the time I really liked. I think I must have been 11 or 12 when I started. Thinking about it makes me want to pick them up and read them again.

The reason I mention all of those is because I think that early introduction to the fantasy genre is why I still love it. I enjoy fantasy books still more than others, and I love fantasy games, such as World of Warcraft, which is what I primarily play now. Those who don't play it might not realize it, but there's quite a hefty back story to World of Warcraft that has developed and evolved through the course of the original computer games (Warcraft I through III). There are wars, heroes, villains, magic, kingdoms in conflict, and as the game progresses, so does the story. So I've taken to writing stories about my character that I play in the game, usually from the first person perspective. It seemed like a natural thing to put in a blog, so I started another blog where I'll put the stories I come up with. I'll link it from here in the near future.

Almost done.

I've nearly reached the end of my busy time here at work, and hopefully with that, the chance to write more. I have a few ideas rattling around in my head that I'd like to try. They involve adding a couple topic specific blogs to this site so that it doesn't become a mess of different subjects. I'll say more about it when I'm really finished, but for now there is still much work to be done.