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SFFSat, Feb 4th: a snippet from Bellica
In this snippet, Bellica Anala is attempting a daring escape from an enemy nation where she has been held captive in a drugged state. This is from my recently released novel Bellica, now available on Kindle. Through some stroke of luck she made it to the stables, where a young groom got another sleeper…
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The ebook of Bellica is complete
Complete and on Kindle already! I’m pretty excited. I was super excited about getting print copies done too, but I’m even more excited about this — because Kindle is a wider audience. Even if people don’t own an actual Kindle, the option to get Kindle apps is across most platforms. And free. While I am…
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SFFSat January 28th: Bellica Agate prays at the temple
This is an excerpt from The Jade Star of Athering, a sequel to Dead Transgressions set 10,000 years later and right after the events in Bellica. Bellica Agate has been ordered to travel to Southland to negotiate with the army of Gypsies and their Queen that have laid siege to the province. She decides to…
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Bellica news and where I am
I’m currently working on the ebook layout for Bellica. It’s a big book, so it’s a big job. When it’s done and uploaded, I will be linking to it here. I have also decided to publish Bellica through CreateSpace, so that it’s more accessible to more people. Unfortunately I think I cannot lower the price…
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Why I do it
I get asked sometimes why I write. Or how I choose what stories to tell. The answer is a simple one but it doesn’t seem to be easily graspable by most. I do it because I can’t not do it. I tell the stories that need to be told. How do I know which ones…
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Bellica!
So, there was a bit of a mishap with Bellica — somehow my editor worked on the wrong (read: older, un-revised version) copy of Part 2 for about 8 hours. This has set us back a bit and Bellica should be printed by Friday — but not in my hands until Saturday; perhaps Sunday. Regarding…
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New cover for Bellica, among other things
I designed one cover for Bellica, and then realized it really need some green in it. I’d always imagined Bellica to be a green-covered book, so why I designed a cover without any green is anyone’s guess. (I was super excited and rushed the process.) So here is the new cover: About the picture: my…
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Yes, I do get days off.
But they’re never any fun. I was going to work today, but I had a migraine for several hours. It’s gone now, but now it’s time to go to sleep, because I have to get up at 6 to walk to school tomorrow. Yes, walk. My loan will be in next week (fingers crossed) and…
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SFFSat: a glance at the life of an Aradian Priestess
(Crossposted here.) In this chapter, High Priestess Sarai has just given her younger brother Jules a reading from the Deck of Aradia — the Aradian Order’s main divination tool. She is discussing the results of the reading, which trouble her deeply, with her spouse Kara. The cards were hardly ever wrong. But my interpretation could…
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A character sheet!
So, here we have a screenshot of the character sheet for Yarrow, my main character. You’ll note the picture inspiration in the top right hand corner (by the way, have I ever mentioned how much I love Scrivener? Because I seriously, seriously do). This is not the full character sheet, of course. No spoilers. 😉…