Beckoning of the Gate by Benjamin J. Ryan

‘I had no idea this was the case, but have had significant feedback stating this is the best part of my writing, along with the world building.

He has been told that his writing style is quite expressive, without being ‘overly flowery’. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy other points of view, but for me personally, it is much easier to comprehend and write effectively when I’m writing a tighter third-person narrative in the past tense.’ ‘Past tense, combined with the traditional third person narrative, where the reader doesn’t live inside the narrator’s head the entire time, allows for more creativity with writing (in my opinion, of course). He finds that past tense indicates something has happened already, and that reading present tense tends to ‘befuddle his mind.’ Since then, I’ve always been fascinated by traditional faerie tales, their darker undertones and life lessons–it’s been a rich experience, especially later when I discovered Lady Jane Wild and her collection of Irish tales (I highly recommend anyone wishing to research Ireland’s folklore to peruse this masterpiece).’īenjamin writes in third person narrative/past tense, because this has always made the most sense to him as a reader. ‘I was given a book by an aunt and uncle when I was young, called Faeries, by Brian Froud and Alan Lee. He is fascinated by the intricacies of folklore from around the world, particularly those of Irish and Gaelic origin. He was given many fantasy books to read by his mum and aunties, and so, the genre he loves the most, became the genre he wanted to write. Benjamin Ryan writes ‘all things fantasy,’ and says that he has been nurtured by the genre since he was very young.

Beckoning of the Gate by Benjamin J. Ryan