Some of you have asked me what the image on the banner of this blog means. The truth is that I see it more as a symbol rather than just an image or a drawing. But let's start at the beginning.
One of the main themes in my novel 'Wielding Crimson' is complementarity and synergy. Oxforddictionaries.com defines complementarity as: "A relationship or situation in which two or more different things improve or emphasize each other’s qualities", while synergy is defined as: "The interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects".
In my story I take this further, examining the relationship between two complementary, even opposite, forces whose qualities are improved by each other when they unite, working in synergy. Thus, "the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts", to quote Aristotle.
Wanting to capture this notion, which is such an important theme in the book, I began creating what would later become a symbol for my story; the form of a man and a woman, woven in a circular shape, where one continues the other (much in the sense of an ouroboros). The colors of each form reflect those of the sun and moon, another prominent theme in the story.
I can't reveal more about it, unfortunately, without revealing too much about the story, but I hope I have quenched your curiosity!
