New Book by Louisville Author Collects English and Scottish Ballads That Shaped Popular Music (Louisville, KY) – At the end of the 19th century, Harvard professor Francis James Child published a collection of 305 traditional English and Scottish ballads that would influence folk tradition and popular...
"Joshua Hampton is back with a remarkable twist on red-handed Viking revenge." Checkout my latest poem, The Northman's Daughter, in the new issue of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly. And of course read the other stuff too. HFQ is the go-to for great fantasy IMO. To read The Northman's Daughter and...
My first interview as a fantasy author! Does this mean I'm famous now? http://lisaswritopia.com/outlines-medieval-dialogue-music/ What was your inspiration for this series? I’ve been a huge fantasy fan for as long as I can remember. I watched the Rankin & Bass animated versions of The Hobbit and The Return...
Readers often ask me about the songs and poems in Crowns of Silver & Ash. What inspired them? How did I come up with the rhyme schemes and meter? Well, I’ve always been a huge fan of folk music, especially from the British Isles. For as...
I'm proud to announce the epic conclusion to Crowns of Silver & Ash is now available in paperback on Amazon.com. The Kindle version is included in the purchase. Click HERE to Buy from Amazon. ...
Thanks again to everyone who downloaded Book I: The Seven Stars during the Memorial Day weekend promotion. It was a huge success. The book made it into the Kindle Epic Fantasy Top 20 – #18 to be exact. For all of you who downloaded a copy,...