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#NaNoWriMo 2014: Giving Thanks - Part 1

There are many holidays which ask us to remember all the reasons why we should be thankful. For Jaicobh MacDaede, merely being alive is a reason to give thanks:


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#NaNoWriMo Professional Jealousy

Eadmhaird, Frewyn's greatest hunter, is not without his admirers. Being the champion of the hunts at the Westren lodge for many years running, there are those who enjoy the idea of his winning them every season, and those who don't.


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#NaNoWriMo 2014: To be a Bhean

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#NaNoWriMo 2014: Marseidh the Matron

ALAS! Nanowrimo is upon us! At the keep, we're 7000 words toward our goal! If you're participating in NaNo this year, put your word count in the comments and enjoy the story:

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Maith Seamhair!

Maith Seamhair, or happy end of autumn in Frewyn! To celebrate Frewyn's day of the dead, Twisk decided to carve a pumkpin in honour of Damson's Distress publication: [image error]




 See the resemblance? Either way, Bartleby is not pleased.

Damson's Distress, the first of the Marridon novels, will be out presently, but in the meantime, visit our Patreon page and read all the excerpts from our forthcoming novella The Slave Galley! Maith Seamhair, and happy reading!

Story for the Day: Gearrog Revisits

Gearrog the Brickmaker is a famous brick and tile maker from a small town in northeastern Westren. He's known in Westren as a master builder, but to the kingdom, and especially to the castle keep, he is known as Vyrdin's saviour. He was the man who reported and testified against Carrighan, the man who made himself Vyrdin's tormentor before Vyrdin came to the keep, and while Gearrog was well-rewarded for his honesty and bravery in coming forward and saving Vyrdin's young life, he still tends h...

Story for the Day: The Hunting Lodge

In time for Frewyn's Mean Fomhair, the last harvest of the year, the hunting lodge at Westren begins their hunting season, inviting men and women from all over the kingdom to partake in the grand event:
This is a photo from Chateau Montabello, the inspiration for the text below.Three hundred Frewyn hunters were gathered, all of them engaged in conversation over the impending event, exchanging pleasantries and inspecting one another’s new pelts, talking of the season, of the harvest, of Mean Fo...

It's time for our #Halloween #Giveaway!

[image error] The holidays are upon us! To begin the autumn holiday season, we are participating in the Spook-tacular Giveaway Hop, hosted by I am a Reader. If you've been waiting to read our newest novella "A Holiday United", now is your chance! A copy of Recollections of Shared Days, which features the novella, is being given away! Click the link HERE to enter, and don't forget to leave a comment for an extra entry!

Story for the Day: To the Hunting Lodge

Every season, the members of the Brigade, Frewyn's mountain marines, come down from their lofty posts in the Menorian Mountains to take part in the seasonal hunts at the Westren Hunting Lodge in the village of Fharaliedh, There is usually only one mark, and after the men have had their sport, they gather in the hunter's hall, to carouse and make merry with ale and good spirits. The journey to the hunting lodge, however, is not an easy one: the lodge is tucked away on a plateau near the wester...

Story for the Day: The Author

Even characters get the feeling they're being watched:


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