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March 17, 2022

Woman On The Wall – Cover Reveal

This week, I’ve had so much fun with different cover reveal events for Woman On The Wall.

@robinriversauthor #greenscreen #coverreveal #coverrevealday #booktok #novel #historicalfantasy #monalisa #worldwarII #frenchresistance #sibyls #alternatehistory ♬ Badass Woman – Meghan Trainor

I admit that I legitimately am in love with my cover designer, Ken Henderson. This 20-year love affair has produced two awesome kiddos and a heat-seeking sphynx cat. So, it’s not as torrid as it sounds. My husband – who has worked as an artist in the entertainment industry for 30 years – constantly works on projects with me. It made sense that the novel continue in that tradition. I really should get him in the video for the next TikTok cover reveal.

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He brought the vision of this project together, seamlessly intertwining the historical with the fantastical. Ken is going to blog here on his process soon, so stay tuned.

So, now that you’ve seen TikTok and Instagram, let’s get down to the business of the full view:

Woman On The Wall

What do you think of it? I’m thrilled with the vibe, even though Ken and I had a serious debate over the use of a much brighter blue for the more mystical elements. I voted for a more yellow neutral tone. Ken convinced me after a lesson in colour theory. Always the student, I am!

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Published on March 17, 2022 17:18

February 28, 2022

The Sibylline – A Spectacular Glimpse

@robinriversauthor #fantasytiktok #sibyls #novel #authortok #aesthetic #comingsoon2022 #foryou #fiercewomen #goddess #ancienthistory ♬ Caisen’shar (Old Blood) (from “The Wheel Of Time” soundtrack) – Lorne Balfe

Woman On The Wall gives readers a glimpse into the lush, magical world of the ancient Sibylline. The novel and forthcoming series explores the lives of these powerful women and their ability to transform the world.

One of the ways I first began building out the world of the Sibylline was to comb the internet for images of incredible ancient women which truly wowed me. From fantastical ancient worlds, to the Renaissance, and even World War II France, I fell in love with strong women.

You can check out my collection of images on Pinterest.

Learn More About Woman On The Wall and The Sibylline HERE.

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February 25, 2022

Fontevraud Abbey – Twenty-Four Powerful Hours as Sœur Robin

In the quiet of the Grand-Moûtier at Fontevraud Abbey, the wind carried on it the constant whisper of a thousand years.

I sat, regretful in my exhale, as the Abbey slept.

It is the silence when I am the most terrified and at peace. I lingered on the waxing moon, just three days short of full release, and shook.

This place—this holy, sacred, venomous, cruel place—soothed me in the darkness, and I submit.

Midnight, at Fontevraud.

The Discovery of The Mother House at Fontevraud

The twenty-four hours I spent in seclusion at Fontevraud Abbey in October of 2019 reshaped me as a person and also reshaped the storyline of Woman On The Wall in profound sorts of ways.

It was there that I learned of the legacy of the Bourbons during the Renaissance. Of the underground river beneath Fontevraud. I stood in the cloisters. I read about the immense power of the Abbess of Fontevraud. The remarkable features of this place help us all reach beyond the veil.

It was at that moment, I realized I discovered The Mother House. It quickly became the pivot point which every story/novel that comes from my work on Woman On The Wall revolves.

The Pièce De Résistance

For me, it was the perfect marriage of ancient and near past. Fontevraud is 1,000 years old, built to house men and women in a community that to this day is considered unique. It became one of the most powerful abbeys in Europe. After the French Revolution, it transformed into one of the most notorious prisons in France and remained so for the next 150 years. I would be able to include both versions of it in the novel, turning Fontevraud into the Sibylline Mother House in the Renaissance and the prison where Marie ends up hunting for her daughter after World War II.

The abbey complex at Fontevraud is home today to many interesting elements beyond that including the necropolis of the Planteganets. Even if I had never considered it for a tentpole setting in Woman On The Wall, I will most definitely return to France just to spend more time at Fontevraud Abbey in its gorgeous silence.

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Published on February 25, 2022 16:56