Ask the Author: K. Vale Nagle
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K. Vale Nagle
She is! One of the reasons Hatzel hasn't had the PoV spotlight much is because she hasn't needed to change since Ashen Weald. There's no one reason to let a character have significant PoV time, but often, it's an indication that the specific character is learning and growing.
With Hatzel, we'll get a glimpse in the prologue of the final days of Poisonmaw when she was a gryphlet, then we'll see what's finally made her leave her roost for the wider world. (She has an unexpected travelling companion, and there's a B and C plot that complement her journey, but those other PoVs are a little spoilery with Pridelord not yet released.)
With Hatzel, we'll get a glimpse in the prologue of the final days of Poisonmaw when she was a gryphlet, then we'll see what's finally made her leave her roost for the wider world. (She has an unexpected travelling companion, and there's a B and C plot that complement her journey, but those other PoVs are a little spoilery with Pridelord not yet released.)
K. Vale Nagle
Belamuria came first in 2015 as a setting, but it wasn't until 2017 when I sat down to write Eyrie that it came alive. I really needed Zeph, Kia, Hatzel, and Satra for everything to click. Once they were on the page, the world solidified as a nature setting, no magic, all real animals except the gryphons and opinici, who use a real cat and a real bird. I wrote the first three books without editing, and then I could see the series plot, too, and went back to start editing.
Belamuria without those four characters was missing something important, but if we're being technical, the setting predated the characters by two years.
Belamuria without those four characters was missing something important, but if we're being technical, the setting predated the characters by two years.
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Mar 20, 2024 11:08PM · flag