A Christmas tag inspired by the song. It comes from Lizzie Loves Books, and I was tagged by Sifa Elizabeth. I tag Leslie and anyone else who would like to participate! A Partridge in a Pear Tree A Favourite Stand-Alone Book Phantastes by George MacDonald is a book I'll just flip open and read. Two …
I'd always understood the phrase 'character development' a certain way, but a while ago I read a review of a certain book I had also read (which review and book is not, I think, necessary to this post), which complained of poor character development in the novel. Specifically, what was considered to be poor character …
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A Drowned Kingdom Series: The Drowned Kingdom Saga, #1 Author: P.L. Stuart Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Once Second Prince of the mightiest kingdom in the known world, Othrun now leads the last survivors of his exiled people into an uncertain future far across the Shimmering Sea from their ancestral home, now lost beneath the waves. …
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I have decided to start calling my novels 'Dawndark.' Some of them will express this more than others, but I realized that it's a perfect term to describe what my novels are. I've been fumbling for a long time for a genre descriptor, something that gives people an idea what to expect, in a world …
Greetings, this Monday! Some of you may be unaware that I am an independently published author of several fantasy novels. Others of you doubtless already know this. Anyway, I occasionally do Blog Tags, and I decided to do this Indie Author Blog Tag by R.M Archer (https://rmarcher.com/2021/11/indie-author-blog-tag-and-giveaway-winner-announcements/). I discovered it on E.G Bella’s blog (https://egbella.com/2021/11/19/indie-author-blog-tag/). …
It's been about a month since my last post, so here is a post for a piece of art I did quite a long time ago! Actually, I did it along with a very kind friend, who drew the picture for me, since I am not very good at drawing faces! In fact, I am …
Hi. Some of you may have heard that I've been working on a coloured pencil piece for a while now. It's not quite perfect. If I'm to get much better, I'm going to need to use slightly higher quality paper, since the paper I'm using is too inconsistent to allow for really smooth application of …
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Hello! Today, DragonSword, the conclusion to the Return of the Dragonriders Trilogy (previously DragonBirth and DragonWing) is available! However, while DragonSword is the conclusion to the Return of the Dragonriders Trilogy, it is not the last you will hear of Areaer! Therefore, in addition to announcing the release of DragonSword today, and giving you links …
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“I don't want to leave just yet,” said Silmavalien to Noren and Keya. “I never told you, I think, about the obsidian rock, but before Minth hatched I found a black rock which spoke to me and told me it was the Avenger of the Dragons. It also told me that it was not the …
The Dragon-sword is arisen at lastRe-forged in the flame and light of old.Winged in the hand of its bearer it rises;Through death and life and death again he lives. The stars in the earth are freed at lastAnd their Guardian arisen in light.The war is begun; the war shall now be won!Through death and life and …
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Enthralled By Love 