Wim Baren: 8 books

A conversation about characters in our writings, and why there are some Good Things we might be wise to observe when we create our actors in our stories...

Two friends – Max and his mysterious companion Henry – walk through a shared world of cultural beauty together in New York City. Along their way, Max discovers a vaguely disturbing connection between his friend’s well-being and sinister events taking place around them that are changing their world, and not for the better.

A 17,000-year-old civilization awaits a divine prophecy toward the end of its days. A mysterious alabaster Queen and an inhumanly strong stranger, black as night, are destined to come together in a doomed passion as their city and people are threatened with a terrifying conquest by an evil Immortal. The...

In troubled 6th century Byzantium, Phocas, a centurion scarred by personal tragedy, is driven by a powerful vision to take the throne to restore the Empire’s blessings. He befriends a weapon-maker’s son, Romulus Demantius, who saves his life in battle, and in turn he saves Romulus’s. Hiding...

A short broadsheet chock full of musings about all sorts of things related to music and creative writing, along the lines of - but not the same as - the other broadsheets in this series. This one is the one I forgot to publish, which is why it's out of sequence to readers. Fortunately, no problem with this sort of thing.

A short side-track on my creative writing journey and how it came to me, even if I'm the only one who thinks I'm creative...

A writer seeking inspiration is visited by a girl who exerts a mysterious influence over him, bringing him success and good fortune, but who has unusual qualities. She is not what she seems, and he senses he is entangled with someone who is far older, but who is just as susceptible to human passions that are as dangerous to her as they are to him.

So, what exactly is creativity, anyway? This short broadsheet offers insight into the creative thinking process, and what makes it up, and shows a light-hearted view of what your brain does when creating stuff. It also shows why you can be creative when you least expect it - those ‘Ah-ha’ moments that we all get, and wish we had more of.