I Don’t Build Words  -  I Listen To Them   How we live our life shapes our experiences in the years to come. And so, it was for me. A Childhood Based on Imagination From the age of 1, I lived in Nigeria, West Africa. It was a lonely life, so I had to think of things to occupy my mind. Luckily, I have a very vivid imagination, so with drawing, painting and having a close imaginary friend called ‘John’( my Mother always had to lay a place for him at the dinner table) I was able

Being an Actor has helped form the chatacters in his Wand Chronicles Trilogy Writer, actor, model, visionary. While all of these words describe accomplished author Michael Ross, there is so much more to him than a few skillfully chosen words. Talent like his is only seen on film and, coincidentally enough, that is also where you can find Michael, as the theatre was just one of his great callings for more than 25 years. Michael has held many unforgettable theatre roles at

Elfistra the Sorceress and Mandaz The imaginary worlds and characters of fantasy fiction continue to enthral readers around the world with no shortage of new titles being released but quantity has rarely been synonymous with quality and the truly great novels are few and far between. Who hasn’t heard of A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien or The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis? And then there ar

The History Of Elves And How They Relate To Modern Literature If you read any type of Fantasy Fiction or Futuristic literature, you will see a growing trend where elves or elf-like humans are the main characters. This can be seen in theatres such as with the movie ‘Bright’, starring Will Smith, and the highly rated book series, The Wand Chronicles, by author Michael Ross which depicts a futuristic version of our planet that focuses on the inter-relationships of humans and Elv

There is a species of water Elf that live in an enormous and very deep lake on Laniakeea. At its deepest point it is over twelve miles deep, and there are colonies of these water elves happily living there. This lake is called Salnalyn Lake and is situated in the very north of Laniakeea in the district of Baeruu. This species of water Elf are called the Pharaas, and were rescued from their own dimension, where at one stage, were persecuted almost to extinc

There is trouble in the air in the Elvish dimension of Laniakeea. There is a dark species of Elf called the Mandaxon. They are a very tall species, in excess of seven feet tall, and completely covered in blue/black cloth. The cloth is straggly, not neat, so the outline of the Mandaxon is broken up, so they become harder to spot. They prefer to attack at dusk or night. Even each of their long fingers are wrapped up. The only part of the body visible are the ears, (very long El

We have described a Human. Not a nice character do you agree? So what about on Laniakeea? I know I have mentioned it before, but I want...

To have a well written book, I think you will agree, we need a diverse set of characters. Characters that you will fall in love with, characters that you will despise from the word go, and characters that bring humour into the melting pot. I mean that is life, right? And it needn't be Human characters, it can be alien characters as well, and in my books, we are talking Elves. I have to persuade the reader that although the culture, looks and way of life of an

There is a parallel dimension to our Earth. It is called Laniakeea. From the Elvish dialect, called Forlasath, it roughly translates as 'the immeasurable dimension'. And indeed it is. If we were to flatten out the Earth, it would appear as a mere dot on the expanse that is Laniakeea. It is diverse as it is immeasurable. In the North North West of Laniakeea, there is a district called Gareen. Dotted all over Gareen are twenty four portals, connecting Lanniakeea with

So I am in a quandry here, and I would like your help? As with every good book, whether it be drama, detective, a novel, non-fiction, and in this case, a Sci-Fi adventure, there will be a hero. Right? Yes, of course. But what sort of hero do I want? What sort of hero do you want?.I don't mean a goody or a baddy, I mean, a man or a woman?. Straight into the nitty gritty I am going. I feel I am going to be controversial? Sure. It's a little like being a poli

When I set out with the idea of writing an epic fantasy trilogy, this was an adventure in itself You see, I didn’t want to offer a story that didn’t feel was real, with characters that were not properly thought about and researched. I have been an Actor for many years, and recently turned to writing, which I love, but when I was an Actor, one of my primary concerns and goals, was that I tried my level best to make my performance, the character I was portraying, as real as pos