This week, I’ve made a super difficult decision. I originally planned to submit to literary agents next year, but due to several different factors, I’ve decided against it.There are multiple reasons why. Literary Agent Decision A few years ago, I had a wonderful editor who was published by one of the Big Five. If I…
This week, I’m sharing a little more about Bounty Hunter Zaras. He is one of the three main perspectives in Blood of the Banshee. BOUNTY HUNTER ZARAS Blood of the Banshee begins with Zaras unconscious in Nocturnis (a town in Lunaaris). He has travelled there with intentions to capture a highly paying bounty; a young…
Rûnethvelisse, Southern Ruvenar This week, for Worldbuilding Wednesday, we’re looking at the newly revised map for Rûnethvelisse! Once, this place was absolutely beautiful. They were the pioneers of technology, education, travel, and other fields, and so ahead of every other region. It’s hard to imagine that Rûnethvelisse and Thoranorsall are on the same continent, given…
This week, I’m sharing a little more about Auralon. He is one of the three main perspectives in Blood of the Banshee. AURALON DAWSHIELTH Auralon Dawshielth is a Valariel of the Astralis rank, and he currently resides in Sanctaris castle. Valariels are present across all nine regions, but the capital for training, law, and doctrine…
Lunaaris, Southern Orvainor This week’s region for Worldbuilding Wednesday is Lunaaris! It is probably the most important place in Blood of the Banshee and definitely the biggest part of Volume One. Lunaaris is a darker region known for deeper, darker and forbidden magics, as well as forbidden swamps and paths that really make you question…
This week, I wanted to introduce one of the Points of View (POV) for my story. Unfortunately, I don’t have portraits yet, but I’m working on it! The first character is “Maggie”. MAGGIE Maggie has the shortest perspective in Blood of the Banshee. She isn’t quite alive, and she isn’t quite dead, either. Maggie’s story…
Sketch Saturday: Dewsormor Bell Flora Sketch After threatening for weeks to use coloured pencils for my flora sketches, I finally caved and gave it a try. I’m actually quite happy with how it’s turned out in the end! Dewsormor Bell, also known as Dewsorrow Bell, is a fragile, spiritual bloom tied to grief like most…
I’m now entering the next stage of map development, which is adding mountains, rivers, and other natural features. I’ve been using mountain brushes from KM Alexander’s site, which you can get by clicking HERE. They’ve been incredibly helpful in shaping the style of this, and I’m grateful for the free resources. I found out rather…
I finished the first draft of my novel this week. That sentence feels impossible to write, but it’s true. When I realised it was done, I burst into tears (my husband did, too), and I couldn’t stop crying. It’s the first time in nearly nine years that I’ve completed a full draft of a book….
Sketch Saturday: Scatheleech For this Sketch Saturday, I’m sharing another creature from Lunaaris (also seen in Viridorn). It is small, strange and a little bit of a sucker, so to speak. It’s the third entry in my creature sketches, and I was pleasantly pleased to create it despite its form. I didn’t want this to…