Does Waterspell take its inspiration from Celtic mythology?
Broadly and indirectly, yes. When I started reading the early Irish legends and Celtic myths, I was looking mainly for the telling detail authentic figures of speech, colorful descriptive terms, gritty background textures. But as I read, I noticed that aspects of the mythology had their counterparts in this fantasy I was writing. Or vice versa. For instance, water often has mystical qualities in the legends Irish rivers like the Boyne were held sacred. It s pretty obvious from the series title Waterspell that water has magical properties in my story, too. The traditions tell of quests, leading into the Otherworld and back. Other worlds figure prominently in Waterspell the premise that what s harmless in one world or reality may prove deadly if it arrives, whether innocently or by skullduggery, where it doesn t belong. Also central to my work is the heroic quest, undertaken to gain information or wisdom, to bring healing, or to find or restore lost objects. I am by no means an expert on
