There is no such thing as an "aspiring writer". You are a writer. Period.

Convincing someone to believe something that was inherently unbelievable often meant getting that person to make a quick and easy comparison to something they already knew.

To anyone who knows a writer, never underestimate the power of your encouragement.

Sometimes you had to make the animals perform.

If dragons were real, then in all likelihood they were not graceful, high-chested, noble creatures; rather they would have been dirty, ugly, reptilian and mean.