The Magic of Imagination

Many authors write about magic. In the Dragonsdome Chronicles, magic peoples the world of the Seven Sea Kingdoms with gnomes and goblins, dwarves, trolls, hobgoblins and dragons, creatures and figures from our sagas, myth and legend. The Sorcerer Lords conjure magic to rule and to protect the Kingdoms. Battledragons eat brimstone so that they can breathe fire. We love magic because we all desire to escape from the mundane world of day-to-day living, whether it is schoolwork and exams or holding down two jobs to pay the mortgage. We wish we could fly away from it all on our own dragon, wave a wand and make that irritating problem just disappear.

But magic does exist in our world: the magic of imagination. Imagination inspires our songs, poems, art and music. Imagination took us to the moon and beyond. Imagination is what takes us beyond what we know, beyond what we see, hear and learn to something new, something unique that exists only in our mind. It creates new worlds for us, gives us insights into the past, and plants the seeds of our future.

When we are young we all have imagination by the bucket load. Every child has the magic of imagination at their fingertips, is willing to travel an unfamiliar road, explore an unfamiliar world unencumbered by the harsh realities of life. As we grow towards adulthood most of us have less and less time to daydream. We have to let go of childish behaviour, but sadly we all too often also let go of our childhood enthusiasms, passions and imagination at the same time. Because we don't have the time. So for the lucky few like me, being given a second chance to dip into those childhood imaginings, and to create a world from them using my life's experience to shape them into a story, is an opportunity to let my imagination take flight in order to capture yours. That's magic.

You can explore my world of The Dragonsdome Chronciles in The Dragon Whisperer and Flight to Dragon Isle published by Randomhouse Childrensbooks and available on-line from all bookstores.