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Ian Cadena
- Nov 15, 2015
- 1 min
Book Trivia: Saint Conleth
In this novel there is an abbot of the monastery called Conleth. I based this character off Saint Conleth. He was an Irish metalworker and hermit. He was a close friend of Saint Brigid of Kildare and she persuaded him to make sacred vessels for her convent. He was also a skilled copyist of manuscripts. He became head of the Kildare school for penmanship and metal-work. He later acted as priest to her monastic community in Kildare and served as spiritual director to Brigid's c
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Ian Cadena
- Sep 26, 2015
- 1 min
I'M INNOCENT!
Okay, well I'm not necessarily innocent ;) However, I am not guilty of stealing this idea from Doctor Who. I was watching a Tom Baker (my favorite Doctor, albeit, that's like saying Curly is your favorite Stooge--It's pretty much a given. With Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant tying for second) episode: THE BRAIN OF MORBIUS. In this episode the Sisterhood is protecting..drumroll...THE ELIXIR OF LIFE. Okay, so I have an ELIXIR OF LIFE in my novel, but I didn't steal it f
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Ian Cadena
- Sep 22, 2015
- 1 min
SPIRIT GUIDES
Book Trivia: I'm a firm believer in Spirit Guides. I believe they can come in all kinds of forms: Animals, persons that have passed on, or just energy. So what's a Spirit Guide? Incorporeal beings or energy that come and go from our life that help guide us. Some would say that some of these beings are more highly ascended than your average spirit (sure, you know, that average spirit that's always haunting you). When it's time to help direct you they give you a nudge in the ri
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Ian Cadena
- Sep 3, 2015
- 1 min
MOUTHY MAX
When I first began this novel I had envisioned it for younger readers and the title was going to be MOUTHY MAX, about a kid with a smart mouth. Well, that obviously changed, and changed rather quickly as I began plotting and writing out the novel. It's interesting how many things have changed about this novel since I first began it. #BookTrivia
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Ian Cadena
- Sep 2, 2015
- 1 min
MAD MAX
Book Trivia: Max's full name is Maximillian Aiden Dane. It's an acronym for MAD. And Max often ponders if he's going crazy. Also, I'm huge fan of the original MAD MAX Trilogy. I didn't want to go with Maxwell for his first name, he just doesn't strike me as a Maxwell. The name Maximillian seems to hint at a darker side and so that was more fitting. #BookTrivia
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Ian Cadena
- Sep 1, 2015
- 1 min
TALKING HEAD BUFFET
Book Trivia: at the Halloween Bazaar Asuka Lee is part of a "Talking Head Buffet." I was part of one with some of my fellow theater students during college. We were paid to insult people as they were getting food from the buffet. We got a lot of food shoved in our mouths that night. It was a lot of fun and definitely one of the oddest jobs I have had. #BookTrivia
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