Author and webmaster. Autodidact is the best word to describe me. I am an artist, classical Guitarist, traveler and writer. I have a lot of different interests. My biggest interest is Epic Fantasy and I have a lot of stuff on my websites devoted to this.
My Websites
- Storm The Castle.com
- Fantasy and creativity with an edge. Tutorials, help and ideas on writing, diorama making, classical guitar, video game design and much more.
- Castle Fiction.com
- Site devoted to fantasy fiction. Lots of stuff about authors, stories, series, and heroes in the fantasy world.
- Epic Fantasy.com
- The only site on the web devoted to epic fantasy.
- The Penny Quest.com
- My quest to transform a penny into a million dollars.
- The Classical Guitarist
- My Classical Guitar website.
- The search for the meaning of life website
- I have embarked on a journey to discover the meaning of life. This quest is tied in with the penny quest.
- Lion's Last Kill
- My second Novel. A new chapter is broadcast every week as a podcast. Totally free.
- My Epic Fantasy Wiki
- Here is a wiki that I have created. It is devoted to Epic Fantasy. You can add to it.
- The Fantasy Guide
- The Guide to Fantasy. Projects, websites, books, reviews movies and the whole world of fantasy on the web.
- Heroic Dreams Blog
- My daily updated blog on everything to do with fantasy. A particular focus on things medieval like weapons, castles and knights. Movie reviews and book reviews. Much more.
- The Fantasy Forum
- The forum where you can meet and chat with other people interested in a wide variety of fantasy topics.
- The Medieval Website
- Everything Medieval from castles to swords and weapons.
- This is only the beginning
- If you are interested in looking at more of my stuff here is a link to a page with many more references to my work.
- How to Build A Trebuchet
- How to Build a Trebuchet - Make the Little Dragon. A complete and free tutorial on making this 12 inch table top trebuchet.
- How to Make a terrarium
- HOME How To Make A Terrarium
Here are some great projects on making your own terrarium in a variety of different styles from a dish terrarium to a soda bottle terrarium or animal terrarium.
What is A Terrarium? A terrarium is a miniature landscape with living plants and even sometimes small a - Fantasy Art School Home Page
- The Fantasy Art School Where you learn how to draw while drawing all sorts of fun medieval and fantasy stuff. Learn how to draw and soon you will be drawing dragons, goblins, knights, armor, weapons and much more. Everything is totally free.
- The Search For The Meaning of Life
- The Search For The Meaning of Life
Is it truly possible to find an answer? Friday, September 29, 2006 Kurt Vonnegut, Cats Cradle and The Meaning of Life
The First Book Warning from title page: Don't be a fool! Close this book at once! It is nothing but foma!Verse 1: All of the true things - Epic Fantasy
- Epic Fantasy
Fantasy Art School - Totally Free Build a Trebuchet The Heroic Dreams Blog Some interesting stuff in my websites Mianthroperspection Been mulling a new word What is the real message of Epic Fantasy? The Only Real Failure of Epic Fantasy is%u2026. Free Epic Fantasy Podc - Make the ultimate terrarium
- Make the ultimate terrarium with an underground section and a working waterfall. This is a glass terrarium and cheap to build.
- How to Make a video game using the Reality Factory
- How to make a video game using the Reality Factory. The Free game maker software and tutorial.
- Medieval castles: The Strength and Secrets of a thousand years
- Medieval Castles - Mystery, magic, secrets and strength. A thousand year legacy in stone.
- How to podcast- The easy explanation
- An easy to follow tutorial on what podcasting is and how you can do it.
- Knight Medieval.com - Everything about knights
- My latest website devoted to Medieval Knights. Lots of information about knights, their weapons, their chivalry and their castles.
- willkalif.com
- willkalif.com
- Make a popsicle stick catapult
- Fun project showing how to build a catapult out of popsicle sticks. It also shows the strength of the triangle which is a fundamental building tool of architecture.
- Make A Rainforest Diorama
- Make a rainforest diorama. This diorama is unique in that its design shows you the important structure of the rain forest.
- The Bicycle Wheel Trebuchet design
- The crazy and Powerful Trebuchet project that is three feet long, really hurls the projectiles and uses a bowling ball and a bicycle wheel!
- Model Rockets
- Perfect site for hobbyists who want to make and launch their own model rockets.
- Telescope Nerd
- All About telescopes and Astronomy.
- Making Mead Honey Wine
- The Ancient art of brewing your own Mead or Honey Wine.
My Books at Amazon.com
Lion's Last Kill
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My Second Novel In a free podcast
Epic Fantasy webcast in short weekly chapters
Lion's Last Kill - An Epic Fantasy novel written in short chapters -usually less than 12 mins each . Travel along with Bosch as he attempts to find the solution to the Machine he has built. His quest takes him to another world and The Oracle where the answer is not what he expected. A New Chapter of the Novel is podcast every friday
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Lion's Last Kill - An Epic Fantasy novel written in short chapters -usually less than 12 mins each . Travel along with Bosch as he attempts to find the solution to the Machine he has built. His quest takes him to another world and The Oracle where the answer is not what he expected. A New Chapter of the Novel is podcast every fridayLion's Last Kill
Note: The Paperback version of this novel is completed and it will be coming to online book retailers in August 2006
Build A Fantasy Diorama
A complete tutorial from start to finish
This tutorial teaches you how to build a fantastic fantasy diorama from start to finish. It teaches you everything you need to know.How to make a diorama
How to Make a video game
For Free!
Making a video game is possibly for the average person now. There are plenty of software apps that do all the hard work for you. You can focus on the creativity. And for free! Here is my tutorial that shows you how.Make A video game
Play Classical Guitar
A Tutorial
I have been playing Classical Guitar for many years. Here is my tutorial. It explains the guitar, what items you need and more.Learn Classical Guitar
Some of my short writing
Epic Fantasy, the Meaning of life and more
I have written many essays and articles on a wide variety of subjects. Here are some links.
- Find a writing style thats right for you
- There is a different style of writing for every writer. Here are some creative ideas for finding the writing style that is right for you.
- Creative World Building for Writers
- The Fantasy Writer has to create a compelling and believable world. Here are some tools to help you achieve a vivid and alive world.
- In search of a tuning fork
- Everything we do reflects on everything we are.
- The History of Epic Fantasy
- A short History of the genre of Epic Fantasy. Which is kind of ironic because it is actually the oldest genre.
- Make a shoebox Diorama
- A complete tutorial on how to make a shoebox diorama. This is a creative scene with a dragon and a knight.
- An essay on reading sheet music for guitarists
- Good Advice on why you should learn how to read sheet music and forget about using tab if you are a classical guitarist.
- Misguided Brilliance
- Misguided Brilliance
Things are not what they appear to be. Friday, August 25, 2006 A continuation of the Onion
It's almost like a game. More and more things are coming at us faster and faster. The pace of everything is increasing yet the more that comes the less there actually is. What i - How to write a great fantasy combat scene
- You can write a great combat scene in your fantasy novel or story. There are some basic rules to follow.
- Painting Fantasy Miniatures Tutorial
- Nice Tutorial on how to Paint Miniatures. This tutorial uses a medieval warhorse.
- The Warcraft Virtual Reality Pod Project » The Heroic Dreams Blog
- I built my own virtual reality chamber to play warcraft in! It's in my living room and complete with two computers, telephone and a refrigerator!
- The Philosophers Garden
- A Minimalist site devoted to gardening and the meaning of life
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- Stop Motion Animation - Creative and easy to do!
- AN introduction to the creative world of stop motion animation. You can make your own. It is real easy.
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My YouTube Videos
A variety of subjects that I have made videos about from dioramas to terrariums and classical guitar.
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