Discussion on NewEarth

I happen to be a huge fan of cookies, one of the original cookie monsters. I recently had the opportunity to sample some amazing cookies, and of course I make some of my own in different flavors, textures, and sizes. As a kid I started making cookies and when I go through periods of trying…

I happen to be a huge fan of public education. Not only did I go to public school and then private Universities, but I have spent many wonderful years teaching in public schools, so I know many very talented public educators. That being said, I like the idea of mass education open to everyone and…

As a world creator who makes the attempt to capture other people’s imagination and help them see their own reality in a clearer, kinder, and more thoughtful way I get caught by writer’s advice. The most recent is the need for death, for death rituals to develop and bind the characters tighter. But the truth…

On NewEarth, there is a set of rules known to all the dragons of the continent. Those rules come first from the planet and then are added to from the council of twelve of the oldest and wisest dragons. How are the council dragons chosen? They are not elected, they are invited to fill a…

The journey that the dragons face in finding a mate, that one compatible mind that can link with yours is almost an impossible task, yet most dragons make the attempt. Male and female, dominant or submissive, they begin to look, to search, to define what they believe the planet would seek for them. Some give…

Kerg is a mature dragon, an experienced fighter, with a serious problem. He wants, needs, craves, justice for his dead friend Joons and his small youngster Denu. The council member has promised to pass judgement on the rule breakers, those raiders from between territories if he spies on Grabon, a long time friend and fighting…

I don’t know if most readers have puzzled out the manufacturing needs of NewEarth and how some goods are made on planet with local resources and others are brought in from off planet, but as the writer, these are difficulties and balances that keep me up at night. Or wake me in the middle of…

One of the many features of the NewEarth world aside from the green sky, two suns, two moons and much longer days is the quick turn of weather. Although to be honest here on old earth we’ve recently seen some quickly developing storms that do some terrible damage to life and property. Violent storms can…