Jamison Stone · Author · added about 10 years ago · 3 likes

Very quick update on RUNE: I was just was featured in my very first radio interview!

Click here to listen! (It's very quick)

For those on the fence about pre-ordering, the interview is only a few minutes long and is a perfect way to learn more about this project and why I am so passionate about it!  



Thanks everyone for your support! And if you have not pre-ordered Rune of the Apprentice yet head on over to the project page and take a look! I know you will like what you see!

See you there!
Jamison

P.S. Please keep up the great momentum of support for this book and continue to spread the word about this campaign! 

Radio interview direct link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYqBYnNS0zY
Jamison Stone · Author · added about 10 years ago · 3 likes

Happy Friday Everyone!

I just did an epic interview with writer John Robin over on his blog World Builders and wanted to share an excerpt:

What do you enjoy the most about world-building?

  • Other than experiencing that world myself first hand, addressing the needs our current adolescent population—more specifically, addressing their lack of real mythic resonance which relate to their daily lives, and their deep psychological need for a relevant mythology.

What aspects of the world do you have to figure out before you start a story?

  • As an example, in RUNE OF THE APPRENTICE I used C.G. Jung’s psychology of archetypes and the collective unconscious to adapt Joseph Campbell’s theory of the Monomyth (updating it to be relevant for Millennials who now live in a “Collective Technological Age”) to create the foundations of a contemporary “Modern Myth”. As I wrote the actually story, however, I needed to constantly reshape and mold my “Hero’s Journey” adaptation to fit with the specific character arcs of RUNE’s hero and heroine, respectively.
  • In short: In RUNE, these two aspects of the story—World and Character Arc—are intimately intertwined and constantly evolving together.

What tips do you have for aspiring fantasy writers on how to create a solid, believable world?

  • Live there in your mind. Let the world permeate you—and you the world. If, through dream, inspiration, and imagination, your mythic world can become as familiar as your waking one, you are on the right path!


John had some really great questions in the full interview and it is totally worth taking a look at! Additionally, for those of you who love epic world building, John Robin is the author of  BLOOD DAWN. I highly encourage you to take a look and if you like what you see, definitely pre-order!

Enjoy your Weekend, everyone! And as always, feel free to zap me a tweet @StoneJamison or leave a comment here on Inkshares!

-Jamison Stone

P.S. For those of you on the fence about pre-ordering RUNE OF THE APPRENTICE my  interview at World Builders should  be a great way for you to learn more about the meta theory behind RUNE and why this book is so unique and such an interesting read! Enjoy!

 


Jamison Stone · Author · added about 10 years ago
In the Myth of Meaning, Carl Jung is reported to have said, “a neurosis must be understood, ultimately, as the suffering of a soul which has not discovered its meaning." 

Likewise, in The Power of Myth, Joseph Campbell said, “Mythology is poetry, it is metaphorical. Mythology is the penultimate truth--penultimate because the ultimate cannot be put into words. It is beyond words. Beyond images, beyond that bounding rim of the Buddhist Wheel of Becoming. Mythology pitches the mind beyond that rim, to what can be known but not told.”

So we, fellow Modern Myth Makers, have a difficult task before us: to tell the penultimate truth which cannot be told; to show with images which can only be discovered on one's own; to describe and point to a place within our readers so Ultimate--it can only be personally known, but never told. 

Although seemingly impossible, I could not dream a more more noble task. Please invite others to join us on this journey. Spread the word that our Round Table Talks on Creating the Modern Myths will begin on Sept 1st. 

Although we point to a place which can only be personally known, there is no reason any of us should take up the noble task of myth making, alone. 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creating-Modern-Myths/949358925124912
Jamison Stone · Author · added about 10 years ago · 2 likes

Calling all Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fans, Writers, and Free Thinkers! We are hosting a Round Table Discussion on Creating Modern Myths on September 1st!

So, I was talking with a few friends of mine on and we decided to create a round table discussion dedicated to the interactions between C.G. Jung (and other psychologists), Joseph Campbell (and other philosophers,) Hero's Journey (and other story models) and how it all impacts us, as writers, as we create our "Modern Myths" in the form of Epic Fantasy/Sci-Fi storytelling!

If it was not obvious, my friends and I are HUGE geeks... So, yeah...

Back on point: Starting Sept 1st I will begin a serial daily blog posting on the topic of "Creating the Modern Myth: A Hero’s Journey for the Technological Age" as the daily launchpad for our round table talks.We expect this first series to last approximately 30 days, however, we will also have guest postings on other interesting topics and host ongoing discussions so people can share ideas, ideologies, and passion!

We are looking for fans, writers, and free thinkers to chime in and share their perspectives and ideologies so we all can learn, grow, and have great discussions! To join us, please head over to our FB page "Creating Modern Myths" and hit us up with a like so you are alerted when we start things rolling!

See you there!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creating-Modern-Myths/949358925124912

P.S. Please feel free to invite your friends, too! The more the merrier! 

Becca Bainbridge · Reader · edited about 10 years ago
Can't wait to read this again!