Tuesdays with Tolkien

In the dictionary under 'worrywart'... ...there is totally a picture of me. I worry about absolutely everything, from next Sunday's church outfit to what I'm going to do after college. I even worry about other people's problems. That's why this quote speaks to me so much. It's a reminder not to cross bridges till IContinue reading "Tuesdays with Tolkien"

Tuesdays with Tolkien

There are two choices. You could spend your life complaining about how short life is and about how there's never any time to get anything done, or you could spend your life celebrating how great life is, the talents you have, and what you can do with the time you've got. Admission: I spend quiteContinue reading "Tuesdays with Tolkien"

Einstein was smart

When I was little I LOVED fairy tales. My dad, luckily for me, is a used bookseller (*ahem* a seller of used books), so he would bring home all sorts of interesting and rare books. We ended up with nearly a complete set of Andrew Lang's Fairy Books - The Blue Fairy Book, The Red Fairy Book, TheContinue reading "Einstein was smart"

Excerpts from Seascape #8: “Why should men die?”

As part of my learning curve using KDP to publish Seascape, I ran into a snag which resulted in it publishing Seascape to the Kindle store just too late to run the free days starting today! It's available on Kindle now, but won't be free till tomorrow. In the meantime, we could turn this into a historical re-enactment.Continue reading "Excerpts from Seascape #8: “Why should men die?”"

SEASCAPE Cover Reveal

The cover design for Seascape is finalised and ready to go! I think this is beautiful and I can't wait to see it printed. A big thank you to everyone who took the time to give feedback and suggestions for improving the cover - I appreciated it a lot! All that fifteen-year-old Einur Landman has left inContinue reading "SEASCAPE Cover Reveal"

Excerpts from Seascape #5: The Sea Fairy

From Chapter Twelve Einur watched him departing, too worn out to move. His legs softened, then folded under him. “Hey you!” His head flew up. “Yes, you!” Somehow he got once again to his feet and took off. Twice he glanced behind him; his pursuers were not far away. He closed his eyes and tookContinue reading "Excerpts from Seascape #5: The Sea Fairy"

The stars of Militer

I did a TON of world-building for Starscape. I figured out pretty close to everything. One thing I created was a star chart because at the time I was into astronomy, and since stars are so important to the story (and because astronomy is cool), I thought it would be fun to make a star chart.Continue reading "The stars of Militer"