[Philip]

I give credit to my sister. When is the sequel to the Isle of Swords coming out?

[Wayne Batson]

Isle of Fire will be out this August!

[Thelmarie]

Sir Batson,

Is Yewland inspired by Lothlorien in LotR? I've noticed some veeeeery similar characters, scenes, and places. Nock reminds me of Legolas a lot. the Blackwood seems almost like Mirkwood to me! I'm a LotR geek too; count on me to notice things like that! ;) Just kidding!

God bless,
Thelmarie

[Wayne Batson]

Yewland--Lothlorien; I know that there's some Tolkien in there. Tolkiens books got me into fantasy, and I've read them 16-17 times. lol So no doubt there's influence. It wasn't a conscious thing, however. The flets and the slides were all kind of just fun adventure touches and the Blackwood being immersed so close by...that was hopefully different enough. Tolkien created such a rich and diverse world that it's really hard to create any fantasy without similarities to his work. :D I can't wait to meet him in Heaven one day. I wonder what amazing stories he's been working on...

[Thelmarie]

Yewland--Lothlorien; I know that there's some Tolkien in there. Tolkiens books got me into fantasy, and I've read them 16-17 times. lol So no doubt there's influence. It wasn't a conscious thing, however. The flets and the slides were all kind of just fun adventure touches and the Blackwood being immersed so close by...that was hopefully different enough. Tolkien created such a rich and diverse world that it's really hard to create any fantasy without similarities to his work. :D I can't wait to meet him in Heaven one day. I wonder what amazing stories he's been working on...

What better way to get into fantasy? :D The slides sound like fun (if you have a strong grip). I agree, Middle-Earth is, like C.S. Lewis put it, multifarious. (I like that word!) I can't wait either!

Never alone!,
Thelmarie

[Thelmarie]

Dear Sir Batson,

When you said, in the beginning of the Door Within, that adventures can "arrive in an envelope", were you alluding to Harry Potter? 'Cause in those books, an adventure definitely arrives in an envelope. Just a thought.
Never alone!,
Thelmarie