Today, Interview with a Psychopath continues with investigative reporter extraordinaire, Sarah Cummings.
Nancy: Sarah, how difficult was it to get this interview?
Sarah: The challenges were extreme. I wasn't allowed to meet Renwyk in person. I wasn't allowed to take a picture and the portal between America and Gil-Lael kept closing down. However, the elves who used some kind of magic, at least that is what they claim, to give Renwyk my questions, were helpful in translation, (he doesn't speak English,) as well as transfering the documents.
Nancy: Elves?
Sarah: So they call themselves. Though, who could believe that? Of course, I didn't question them since they were my link to Renwyk.
Nancy: I look forward to reading more.
Sarah: Here goes.
Sarah: (I decided to tone down my questions since Renwyk was becoming agitated.) Tell us a little about your history. Where did you grow up?
Renwyk: In the north of Gil-Lael.
Sarah: Where did you attend formal schooling?
Renwyk: There is no 'formal schooling' in the north of Gil-Lael. I learned from my mother and from nature. My father provided a tutor until I was eight years old and then I studied on my own, reading every book I could lay my hands on.
Sarah: Is it difficult to find books?
Renwyk: I understand that a book is laborious to create. Until a hundred years ago we didn't have a printed press to make books. Since my father would not give me money to purchase the books I wanted to read, I had to find my own sources to obtain them.
Sarah: That must have been difficult for an eight year old. Did you harbor any resentment toward your father?
Renwyk: We will not discuss my father.
Sarah: (I guess I hit a nerve.) Who invented the working press?
Renwyk: A little over a hundred years ago, a man came through the portal from Le-Grande-Bretagne, by the name of Rosenberg and built the press. Soon, every country's nobility had requests to obtain the bound and printed word. One of Rosenberg's first books, 'The History of Man,' is now in King Llywellyn's library at Chateau de Talaith.
Sarah: Do you mean Britain, from this world?
Renwyk: I am not familiar with your world, therefore I do not know.
Sarah: What is your favorite subject?
Sarah: (I was told he screamed the answer at the scribe who was recording his statements.)
Renwyk: This is an entire waste of time. I refuse to be troubled by your petty questions further. You should marry and have children. Obey your husband and take on the responsibilities of a good wife.
Sarah: My contact with Renwyk was broken after that.
Nancy: I guess women's lib hasn't hit Gil-Lael yet.
Sarah: Apparently not.
Nancy: Do you have any further insights you would like to share?
Sarah: I was careful not to bring up the subject of our heroine , Missie, from 'The Treasures of Carmelidrium.' The elves warned me that Renwyk is not fully aware of the threat her music will be to his ambition. Since she is a modern American young woman, I think there will be many people surprised by her attitudes, not just Renwyk. They live in a backward time.
Nancy: I couldn't concur more.
Sarah: Thank you for having me. I enjoyed this opportunity to interview Renwyk.
Nancy: I know I speak for everyone when I say, I hope you will join us again sometime. Thank you for all your hard work.
Nancy: Sarah Cummings promised to stop by on occasion and offered her services for the future. I appreciated that.
My readers, thank you for stopping in and reading 'Interview with a Psychopath.' Stop by again soon and please leave a comment. Nancy
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Interview with a psychopath: Part 2
There was a delay in receiving Renwyk’s response today, something to do with the portal having a hiccup, whatever that means. Here’s the post.
Sarah: (I asked again.) Some claim that you want to take over the government?
Renwyk: I will rule the world and after that, I will find a portal into yours to take control of yours as well.
Sarah: (Like that hasn’t been tried before. Not the portal but the ruling stuff.)
Sarah: I have heard there are very powerful rulers in Gil-Lael and other countries in your world. I don’t suppose ruling the world will be easy.
Renwyk: We have a weak government.
Sarah: What about Prince Healden? (Pronounced Hil-don not Heal – den).
Renwyk: He is of no consequence.
Sarah: How can you say that? I have heard he is a great warrior and a friend of the people.
The report came back that he laughed.
Renwyk: I shall simply reach inside his mind and take control and then I will murder everyone he loves before him and lastly I will kill him and display his head on the towers of Talaith.
Sarah: Does that mean that you will start a war?
Renwyk: War is inevitable whenever change is necessary.
Sarah: Isn’t there a way for you to negotiate change?
Renwyk: I may seek to take over your world first. Clearly you must come from a weak and lower class society to believe that true change can come of simple talk.
Sarah: I really wished I could have seen him at this point. So much of the personality and true danger of the psychopath can be observed when asked questions in person.
Next post continues on Friday, July 16, 2010.
Sarah: (I asked again.) Some claim that you want to take over the government?
Renwyk: I will rule the world and after that, I will find a portal into yours to take control of yours as well.
Sarah: (Like that hasn’t been tried before. Not the portal but the ruling stuff.)
Sarah: I have heard there are very powerful rulers in Gil-Lael and other countries in your world. I don’t suppose ruling the world will be easy.
Renwyk: We have a weak government.
Sarah: What about Prince Healden? (Pronounced Hil-don not Heal – den).
Renwyk: He is of no consequence.
Sarah: How can you say that? I have heard he is a great warrior and a friend of the people.
The report came back that he laughed.
Renwyk: I shall simply reach inside his mind and take control and then I will murder everyone he loves before him and lastly I will kill him and display his head on the towers of Talaith.
Sarah: Does that mean that you will start a war?
Renwyk: War is inevitable whenever change is necessary.
Sarah: Isn’t there a way for you to negotiate change?
Renwyk: I may seek to take over your world first. Clearly you must come from a weak and lower class society to believe that true change can come of simple talk.
Sarah: I really wished I could have seen him at this point. So much of the personality and true danger of the psychopath can be observed when asked questions in person.
Next post continues on Friday, July 16, 2010.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Interview with a psychopath:
My name is Sarah Cummings, investigative reporter extraordinaire. In the past ten years I've been involved in researching the criminally insane and other psychopaths for online magazine 'Beware.' I'm also an avid fantasy junky and when I learned of the new epic fantasy, 'The Treasures of Carmelidrium,' to be released soon on Amazon's kindle, I knew I had an opportunity to do an amazing interview with the villian, Renywk, Lord of the Symberveen.
Insider sources told me that he was unique in that he could literally read minds and control them. Of course, I didn't believe this. I mean, who could? The interview would be problematic on another level as well. He doesn't live in this world but in another one. I am familiar with the idea of many universes shared by all of us, a reoccurring theme in fantasy and science fiction works. But, how could I visit and return? Clearly I needed a port key, or something similar. The author, N. R. Williams, was kind enough to put me in contact with the holders of this key, but they refused to give me access, claiming that it was too dangerous. However, they did make arrangements for me to submit questions to Renwyk and return them for this post. Here they are:
Sarah: Why do you go by the title: Renwyk, Lord of the Symberveen?
Renwyk: It is a title no other could have.
Sarah: (Okay, that was vague. I hope the next question will be answered.)
Sarah: The reports claim that the symberveen are monsters?
Renwyk: The symberveen are beast native to Gil-Lael. They have an amazing talent for hunting and killing their prey that I find useful.
Sarah: How do you communicate with the symberveen?
Renwyk: Telepathically. We share the same talent.
Sarah: What talent is that?
Renwyk: I am not prepared to say more.
Sarah: Some claim that you want to take over the government?
Renywk: Who is reading this? Do I have your sworn word that no one in Gil-Lael will see my answers?
Sarah: Of course no one in Gil-Lael would read it. I had to reassure Renwyk and now I am waiting for his response.
Next post continues tomorrow.
Insider sources told me that he was unique in that he could literally read minds and control them. Of course, I didn't believe this. I mean, who could? The interview would be problematic on another level as well. He doesn't live in this world but in another one. I am familiar with the idea of many universes shared by all of us, a reoccurring theme in fantasy and science fiction works. But, how could I visit and return? Clearly I needed a port key, or something similar. The author, N. R. Williams, was kind enough to put me in contact with the holders of this key, but they refused to give me access, claiming that it was too dangerous. However, they did make arrangements for me to submit questions to Renwyk and return them for this post. Here they are:
Sarah: Why do you go by the title: Renwyk, Lord of the Symberveen?
Renwyk: It is a title no other could have.
Sarah: (Okay, that was vague. I hope the next question will be answered.)
Sarah: The reports claim that the symberveen are monsters?
Renwyk: The symberveen are beast native to Gil-Lael. They have an amazing talent for hunting and killing their prey that I find useful.
Sarah: How do you communicate with the symberveen?
Renwyk: Telepathically. We share the same talent.
Sarah: What talent is that?
Renwyk: I am not prepared to say more.
Sarah: Some claim that you want to take over the government?
Renywk: Who is reading this? Do I have your sworn word that no one in Gil-Lael will see my answers?
Sarah: Of course no one in Gil-Lael would read it. I had to reassure Renwyk and now I am waiting for his response.
Next post continues tomorrow.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Fantasy World Building:
What’s that you ask? Or maybe you already know. You have heard the cliché about curiosity killing the cat and satisfaction bringing it back. Well, in fantasy world building the cat wants to know if the sky is blue, or maybe purple. Is up, still up, or is it down? Do people have one nose or two? Is it in the middle or their face? Does the law of gravity work there? Or is everyone floating around like a sci-fi mesmerizing cloud formation?
Every fantasy writer must create their own world and establish its rules without boring the audience to death. I mean, do you really want to read two hundred pages of what’s up and what color it is? No, I didn’t think so.
This aspect of creating a world and letting the reader discover it is both challenging and fun. In my case, I let you experience a medieval world through a modern American’s eyes. The grass is green, the sky is blue and so is the water. Rocks are just that, large and solid. Horses gallop; people speak through their mouths and eat just as we do here. The law of gravity continues to hold the earth together. So why is she having such a hard time?
We all remember Dorothy’s quest to get home. At the end of the book we learn that she has always had the power to do so by clicking the ruby slippers together and repeating, “There’s no place like home.”
Missie’s search to find a way home is frustrated by the ever increasing threat that Renwyk poses. Not to mention a prince who is charming, good looking, and totally infatuated with her. Frustrations abound. But perhaps for her, the most difficult part is that her music is so much more powerful in Gil-Lael. People claim that she has healing powers when she plays the flute. Could any of this really be true? If she returns home, will she miss the power her music holds in Gil-Lael, but won’t have in modern America?
Yours,
N. R. Williams
Every fantasy writer must create their own world and establish its rules without boring the audience to death. I mean, do you really want to read two hundred pages of what’s up and what color it is? No, I didn’t think so.
This aspect of creating a world and letting the reader discover it is both challenging and fun. In my case, I let you experience a medieval world through a modern American’s eyes. The grass is green, the sky is blue and so is the water. Rocks are just that, large and solid. Horses gallop; people speak through their mouths and eat just as we do here. The law of gravity continues to hold the earth together. So why is she having such a hard time?
We all remember Dorothy’s quest to get home. At the end of the book we learn that she has always had the power to do so by clicking the ruby slippers together and repeating, “There’s no place like home.”
Missie’s search to find a way home is frustrated by the ever increasing threat that Renwyk poses. Not to mention a prince who is charming, good looking, and totally infatuated with her. Frustrations abound. But perhaps for her, the most difficult part is that her music is so much more powerful in Gil-Lael. People claim that she has healing powers when she plays the flute. Could any of this really be true? If she returns home, will she miss the power her music holds in Gil-Lael, but won’t have in modern America?
Yours,
N. R. Williams
Monday, July 5, 2010
The Treasures of Carmelidrium
Missie, an American flutist, is thrust through a portal into a medieval world where her music empowers 'The Treasures of Carmelidrium,' and will defeat the dark powers of Renwyk, Lord of the Symberveen.
In between babysitting my two, three-year old grandchildren, (they are cousins) and keeping my sanity when the rest of the family becomes unglued, I'm finishing up a few edits and creating a cover. Soon you will be able to find this fantasy novel on Amazons kindle.
As you can probably tell, blogging is new to me. I hope you check back often to see how I progress and become a better skilled blogger. Writing fantasy is much easier since I get to invent all types of monsters and evil villains. The symberveen is a good example. They are very large, hairy, bear-like creatures who project mental nightmares to subdue their victims and carry poison under their claws and in their blood and saliva. If you're clawed by one you are sent into their nightmare world, risking insanity. But if you come from America, or anywhere in this world, and pass through the portal that connects us to Gil-Lael, (the name of this alternate world), well then, you only need to be close to be affected since we do not possess a mental shield protecting our minds from the symberveen nightmares.
Cheers,
N. R. Williams
In between babysitting my two, three-year old grandchildren, (they are cousins) and keeping my sanity when the rest of the family becomes unglued, I'm finishing up a few edits and creating a cover. Soon you will be able to find this fantasy novel on Amazons kindle.
As you can probably tell, blogging is new to me. I hope you check back often to see how I progress and become a better skilled blogger. Writing fantasy is much easier since I get to invent all types of monsters and evil villains. The symberveen is a good example. They are very large, hairy, bear-like creatures who project mental nightmares to subdue their victims and carry poison under their claws and in their blood and saliva. If you're clawed by one you are sent into their nightmare world, risking insanity. But if you come from America, or anywhere in this world, and pass through the portal that connects us to Gil-Lael, (the name of this alternate world), well then, you only need to be close to be affected since we do not possess a mental shield protecting our minds from the symberveen nightmares.
Cheers,
N. R. Williams
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