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Bergen’s scene – Chapter 39
This scene is more than just an excerpt from Dolor and Shadow. It is one of my favorite scenes and features Bergen in all his Bergen glory. May you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Dolor and Shadow – Chapter 39 The light of Alfheim’s moon gleamed brightly in the deep […]
Protected: Lorlenalin’s Lies: Sneak Preview
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Bergen Interviews His Author
“Hi! I’m Bergen,” says the 6’2’’ Viking Prince with a lax grin. “I am the author’s main character—” “You are not the main character.” Angela cuts Bergen off and throws a warning glare his way. Bergen scoffs and rolls his eyes. “I was supposed to be,” Bergen insists and continues. “To get started on Angela’s […]
The Longships
“The Longships” by Enya The longships. Give me a moment while I sit back and ogle the memories. Tales of the Drui all started with a tantrum. I was so angry at another book I had read where the women were flaky and thrilled that they had been kidnapped and raped. I was enraged, to […]
Blog News
Those of you who made multiple visits to the site since February 2015 may have noticed the changes in format and layout. I am pleased to announce that on 26 April 2015, I completed the “renovation” to my website design! I launched my website approximately 6 months ago to the day. Since then, nearly 30,000 […]
Interview with Monique Rangel
Monique Rangel just posted my interview! I love how well these two excerpts came out. Tell us about your up and coming fantasy novel, Dolor and Shadow. Dolor and Shadow is a dark fantasy that launches the Tales of the Drui series. It is about the elven witch Kallan, the Dokkalfar princess with magical powers […]
History vs. Fantasy
When I wrote Dolor and Shadow I wanted a Fantasy that started here on Earth…in Norway to be exact—the culture who gave us elves—and expanded into the myth from whence the elves were birthed. That drew me to Norse mythology. With Dolor and Shadow toggling between the fantasy and reality, I had to watch where […]
Ogham Runes
One of the oldest writing system in existence are the Ogham runes from Ireland. It’s quite stunning. We have only a few rune stones with this writing. Some hypothesize that the writing itself had no sound to it. It only was used to communicate ideas instead of representing a sound like today’s writing system. In […]
Speaking of Pompous overbearing Nord Lords…
It’s 7:10. I have to run my kids out to the bus stop, refresh my coffee, grab a biscotti, then write the next scene in Bergen: Bane. I’m back. It’s 7:29. I fed my fish (Shubunkins…I named them all Fred) I have my coffee and my biscotti. Sunlight is pouring through the window onto my […]