wayfriend wrote:I don't recall anything like that.

There was nothing like wanting to commit suicide and wake up?

Did Covenant perform a kind of dream test in The Power That Preserves? I seem to remember him deciding that if something or other happened he would wake up from the dream.

I recently had an idea to merge chapters 1 and 2 of White Buffalo to create a better hook. Although the novel has already been published, it's only on Vella which barely counts as publishing. It wasn't ready for the big time. It doesn't even have an ISBN or cover. Vella is for serial publication, th...

"Samrw3" asked: what is this scenes the characters are talking about? Why are these people fighting? Thank you for your questions, Samrw3! Yours are the first questions of the worm of the world's end Gradual Interview. Are your questions referring to the two sneak preview chapters I submit...

Very nice imagery. The story keep my engaged and interested. Reading in the middle of a work is difficult because I kep asking myself questions like what is this scenes the characters are talking about? Why are these people fighting?questions like that would be resolved if I knew the earlier parts ...

So first questions 1. What are the questions you are looking for? About your works or Donaldson's works? Or just Chronicles specifically - in other words would you be able to answer Gap book questions? 2. I am going to guess you can answer Chronicles questions so here goes one relating to your avat...

Taking from Donaldson's example here: https://www.stephenrdonaldson.com/fromtheauthor/index.php let me start this off with some background information. Birth year:none Education: none Employment history: none IQ: none Publications: The Enneagram Monthly (1995); White Buffalo: The Epic Tale of a Warr...

As a novelist who has contributed much to the understanding of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant on this forum, I decided to start my own Gradual Interview! Who's the interview with? Me!

Simply reply to this message to start the gradual interview.

White Gold Versus Black Gold! Not oil, but black gold. Not gold really, just gold-colored flames against black-colored flames. Not real flames, but they can still burn if hot enough. This is not Thomas Covenant. Get over it! It's hero versus anti-hero! (Think Linden versus Covenant with Lord Foul an...

"Elijah: Black Crow" - Chapter 10 Dear Mr. Donaldson: You wanted it; you got it! Place - The evil person's hideout in Minnesota on top of Big Thunder Peak. Characters - Roy: Chemist and all-around MacGyver, one of the good guys. Elijah: MC point-of-view, Servant of the arch-demon Turiel; a...

Update: I'm now working on chapter 9 of Elijah: Black Crow. And I'm working on getting some cover art for the novel.

I'm not familiar with the term despite as a real word. Is it pronounced Des'-pit?

+JMJ+ is +JesusMaryJoseph+

I went into a deep trance. When I came out of it, I realized that the word/title/name "Despite" as used by SRD was coined by him.

"It may or may not 'align' with the prevailing rules of the society.'

But only for that society. Lawful means obedience to and compliance with the rules of an orderly society. It doesn't have to be the one the character is embedded in.

Lawful is preferring to live in an orderly society, organization or family system. Lawful means obedience to and compliance with the rules of the society. Chaotic means to set your own rules and boundaries. It entails non-compliance with rules, rebellion against the external order. Hippies, anarchis...

Here is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Elijah: Black Crow. [Location: Minneapolis, MN] “We’re being followed,� said Nate. I’ll admit, his Caddy was more comfortable than my electric. “Already?� I was surprised because we’d only been driving for a few minutes. “Not really,� Nate ...

The first category indicates a preference for law and order at one extreme and anarchy at the other. Neutral, in the middle, would be a pragmatic type of person who could go either way. The second category indicates a moral preference. Good indicates a preference for doing good, evil indicates as pr...

Here is the link to the first episode of White Buffalo: Tales of a Warrior-Prophet. https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09YQVY79Y . The total cost of the book after it is completely posted, chapter by chapter, will be in the $7.00 - $7.50 range. It is 177 pages long according to Google docx, ...

Wasn't Donaldson really a bit heavy-handed with all the ethical decision-making going on in the Last Chronicles? Are there people in reality who ponder every decision as if it had ethical consequences forever?