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The Trilogy Trap: Why Emerging Authors Should Think Twice Before Writing a Three-Book Series
There is a piece of conventional wisdom in fantasy publishing that has always struck me as somewhat backwards: if you want to write serious fantasy,… Read more.
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“He Does Not Use It”: Sauron’s Self-Reference and the Curious Case of His Forbidden Name
Among the many linguistic puzzles in The Lord of the Rings, one of the most intriguing concerns a seemingly minor statement by Aragorn. While discussing… Read more.
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The Barghest as the Native English Gnome: A Germanic Spirit Tradition Behind Modern Fantasy
When the word “gnome” appears in modern fantasy, most readers imagine a familiar figure: a small, bearded, earth-dwelling creature associated with gardens, mines, hidden treasures,… Read more.
On the Michigan shore…
Christian A. Larsen
Speculative fiction (J.R.R. Tolkien, Rod Serling, Stephen King) is my jam, but I also dig literary fiction (John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, F. Scott Fitzgerald).
I write better than I publish. Losing Touch and The Blackening of Flesh are both out of print. :(
The Author
Freshly-Imagined Sightlines in Fantasy, Myth, and Legend
—Enjoy! Or not.
Christian A. Larsen 