I’m eating my lunch and hanging out. Feel like writing free form before I return to edits. I am eating a peanut butter sandwich (no jelly) on whole grain bread with kettle corn and a wine glass of milk…all the regular glasses are in the dishwasher. Besides…this makes me feel classy. Oh…and I’m playing Avenged […]
Update on Dolor and Shadow #3
It’s 12:48 in the afternoon and I’m eating a cow tale. I just finished Chapter 50 of my edits (that’s 50 out of 66) and am getting ready to take a break. By “take a break,” I mean do laundry, eat a sandwich, and day dream about Lorlenalin’s Lies. In the meantime, here is Avenged […]
Update on Dolor and Shadow #2
I made it to the end of Chapter 37 today! So thrilled. The edits are going great. I’ll be starting with Chapter 38 at 7 in the AM first thing. For now I am off. I will leave you with a little piece by Bergen I found in Dolor and Shadow. Had to share. “From […]
Update on Dolor and Shadow #1
I feel like music today. Here is “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sisters. Dolor and Shadow has 66 chapters. I am pleased to announce that after four hours of corrections, I just finished up with Chapter 20. This means, if my pacing continues—and it looks like it will—I will have the manuscript completed […]
From Norway to Fantasy Part #3
I lied! I am not covering Geography just yet. First, I want to cover Norse Myth. I had studied Greek/Roman and Egyptian Mythology as early as eleven years old when I read my Encyclopedia set for fun. I would not branch away from those myths for another fifteen years. So when I began Dolor and […]
From Norway to Fantasy Part #2
I started Tales of the Drui in November of 2008. In 2010, I found a collection of videos that helped with my research…okay…kind of helped. Norway For Noobs by Chris Nikopol. Chris, if ever you see this. Thank you! I am a huge fan here in New York! I couldn’t stop laughing for a week! […]
From Norway to Fantasy Part #1
I could not have chosen a better land to inspire my writing than Norway. Just in thought, she takes my breath away. I didn’t wake up one morning and say, “I want to write about Norway!” Nor did I research her and say, “Oooh! This is a beautiful country (and it is)! I have an […]
Behind Dolor and the Shadow
I can not tell you how many times someone has stopped to ask me what “Dolor” is. I also have been told many times that a reader picked up the book just to find out what “Dolor” means. A few people have come to me and asked directly what the meaning is behind “Dolor and […]
Dolor and Shadow’s Magic System
So I spent the morning browsing my site, looking for ideas to write about and thinking about other authors like Rowling and Sanderson. What are they doing with their site, I wonder. And that’s when I realize…I don’t think I ever talk about my magic system! Dolor and Shadow is a fantasy! Some of you […]
Picture of Bergen
As a writer, I’m torn. Part of me wants to show you pictures and point and say, “This! This is what I see.” Another part of me, most of me, wants to leave your imagination free to see my characters however you want. But then, I see pictures like this… …and I just have to […]