DargonZine

Liam Donahue

So, what's an extraordinarily left-brained guy with an engineering degree doing writing fantasy stories for DargonZine? Well, it's true, except for writing I have absolutely no artistic skills. I have always loved reading, particularly fantasy, thanks to early influences by C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia and some books by a guy named J.R.R. Tolkien. Then I got into the hard stuff: Fafhrd, the Gray Mouser, Conan, Kane. You know, the usual crowd of miscreants. I was hooked.I first started writing when I was around sixteen. It didn't take me long to realize that my writing was derivative crap, and I gave it up for almost twenty years. Then a strange thing happened. I got involved in some on-line written roleplaying at a site called The Tipsy Imp. I discovered that I really enjoyed it, particularly when a character or storyline took over and demanded to be written. When the Imp closed down, I decided to try to get something that I had written published. Along the way, I stumbled into Dargon. It didn't take me long to figure out that it was a strange and wonderful place, so I decided to stay. After some frequent beatings (mostly by Orn and Pam), I discovered that I maybe didn't understand grammar as well as I though. I took that feedback to heart, though, and I think it really helped my writing. I now enjoy passing on the "tough love" to others.

• King’s Key Part 1 | DargonZine 32, Issue 1
• Between Mallet and Slab | DargonZine 31, Issue 2
• Seeking The Stone | DargonZine 30, Issue 3
• Fleeing Fears | DargonZine 27, Issue 4
• The Path to Power | DargonZine 27, Issue 3
• The Life and Death of Gillem Stonecutter | DargonZine 26, Issue 5
• The Killing Time | DargonZine 26, Issue 2
• Shattered Dreams | DargonZine 25, Issue 1
• Dargonzine 24-1 Editorial | DargonZine 24, Issue 1
• The Far Patrol | DargonZine 23, Issue 4
• The Stone Man | DargonZine 21, Issue 3
• Dargonzine 21-1 Editorial | DargonZine 21, Issue 1
• A Father’s Gift | DargonZine 20, Issue 4
• Dargonzine 20-4 Editorial | DargonZine 20, Issue 4
• Dargonzine 20-3 Editorial | DargonZine 20, Issue 3
• Taking Root | DargonZine 20, Issue 1
• Dargonzine 20-1 Editorial | DargonZine 20, Issue 1
• Tough Healing | DargonZine 19, Issue 7
• Dargonzine 19-5 Editorial | DargonZine 19, Issue 5
• Journey’s End Part 3 | DargonZine 19, Issue 4
• Have You Ever Been to Northern Hope? Part 3 | DargonZine 19, Issue 4
• The Margre Arisen | DargonZine 19, Issue 3
• Have You Ever Been to Northern Hope? Part 2 | DargonZine 19, Issue 2
• Have You Ever Been to Northern Hope? Part 1 | DargonZine 18, Issue 2
• Little Yorgai and the Beast of Leagues | DargonZine 18, Issue 1
• Measure of a Man Part 2 | DargonZine 16, Issue 3
• Measure of a Man Part 1 | DargonZine 16, Issue 2