Thoughts – Page 6 – Jonathan K. Benton

Creating a Dark Lord – by Jonathan Benton

jonathan / June 16, 2013

Throughout the book The Lord of the Rings, Sauron rarely (if ever, from memory) speaks a word. We don’t know what […]

jonathan / June 14, 2013

‘Toot Fraakyl’ is an ancient greeting used by Allaria, a beautiful (and she knows it) little fae that lights up

jonathan / June 9, 2013

A recent article in the paper highlighted yet another heart-breaking example of the imbalance that exists in this far from

jonathan / June 1, 2013

I spent a couple of hours a few weeks ago dressed in an ankle-length, hooded black cloak walking up and

jonathan / May 11, 2013

Other than the many great books I’ve read, I wanted to explore why I write, and I soon found that

jonathan / May 4, 2013

1) The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings was always going to be on this list. However,

jonathan / April 18, 2013

I use dialogue from movies in everyday situations – the people I am talking to usually have no idea. They

jonathan / April 6, 2013

I’d like to write a fantasy novel inspired by music – I have an idea but it requires some developing.

jonathan / March 28, 2013

Winston Churchill is responsible for one of my favourite quotes: ‘If you’re going through hell, keep going’. Never, ever give

jonathan / March 24, 2013

A Wicked Kind of Dark began with an idea – a ‘what if’. For me it was a powerful ‘what