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December 21, 2013
Second Half of the Tales from Frewyn Tour!
We're at the home stretch of the tour, but the fun is far from over! Here are the latest links from the tour:The Rat read-along continued
Tales from Frewyn Volume 2 review at Obviously Opinionated
International holiday giveaway
Tales from Frewyn giveaway featuring a Sewynpaudir bracelet from Oak and Ivy
Happy holidays!
December 17, 2013
Tales from Frewyn Vol 2 on tour!
Join us for the Tales from Frewyn blog tour, going on now till the 22nd. Follow along for new stories, reviews, interviews, and our grand giveaway! The highlights of the tour so far:
Interview on the Dan O' Brien Project
International giveaway to win books, bookmarks, and bracelet
Review by the inimitable Sophia Rose
Beginning of the read-along
Tales from Frewyn will be on sale for the entire duration of the tour! Grab a copy for the Ailineighdaeth season!
December 11, 2013
Story for the Day: The Cross Spider
Rautu is not the only giant in the world who dislikes spiders.
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December 4, 2013
Story for the Day: Camels
While Frewyn is home to many interesting and unique animals, the camel is not one of them. Camels belong to the Bizarmin, the nomads of the Sahadin desert, and are therefore never seen in the south, excepting in what the picture books from the north are willing to depict. Every year, when the Bizarmin make their annual pilgrimage from Livanon to Lucentia, the northern pass is wreathed in a legendary procession of camels that can be seen from the gates of Livanon capital all the way to the sou...
November 29, 2013
#Nanowrimo Day 29: Spangles
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November 23, 2013
#NaNoWriMo Day 23: Bit o' Craic Part 2
Drinking is a serious profession in Frewyn. Men work hard when the sun is up, but once evening settles in and the skies begin to exhibit their altering hues, slanes are lain aside, shovels are put down, kilns are extinguished, and every man with a parched throat wanders to the local tavern, to have their ears amused, their opinions heard, and their thirst satiated. Visiting the tavern for a bit of craic is a time-honoured tradition in Frewyn, so much so that those who don't indulge in this pa...
November 18, 2013
#NaNoWriMo Day 18: A Bit o' Craic
Craic: the catch-all phrase meaning amusement, merry mischief, lively atmosphere, delicious news, old jokes, brabbling and raillery; can be used without a definite article or with one, as a noun, an adjective, and even a verb. The Hallanys dance and music competition attracts all folks from around the kingdom who are looking for it, and all the dancers and musicians about for the event most happily supply it.
Happiness soon came, however; Alasdair changed the reel out for a slip jig, a...
Happiness soon came, however; Alasdair changed the reel out for a slip jig, a...
November 13, 2013
#NaNoWriMo Day 13: Return of the Rat Part 2
Alasdair and Carrigh absolutely dote on one another, but because of their respective positions, they seldom get time alone and therefore scramble into any chance they get at having a private moment to themselves. Even the intimacy and solitude that being behind a locked door provides cannot keep them from being disturbed, however:
A small room with a locked door and his stunning wife standing beside him, with the prospect of watching her and even helping her to undress before him, was th...
A small room with a locked door and his stunning wife standing beside him, with the prospect of watching her and even helping her to undress before him, was th...
November 9, 2013
#NaNoWriMo Day 9: The Return of the Rat
The rat that plagued the keep is back, and this time he means to rile everyone's sensibilities:
Word of the rat’s presence soon spread throughout the keep, and from everyone’s reaction, the small creature might as well have been a vulture, come to roost on the battlement and lay siege to the castle: the nobles locked themselves in their apartments with their card tables and tea, the servants lifted the hems of their skirts and hid in the servants’ hall, and though everyone was in some manner o...
Word of the rat’s presence soon spread throughout the keep, and from everyone’s reaction, the small creature might as well have been a vulture, come to roost on the battlement and lay siege to the castle: the nobles locked themselves in their apartments with their card tables and tea, the servants lifted the hems of their skirts and hid in the servants’ hall, and though everyone was in some manner o...
November 4, 2013
#NaNoWriMo Day 4: Brigdan's Birthday
Happy birthday to Brigdan! Head Captain of the Royal Guard, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord of the House of UiBrien commander of the Diras regiment, royal falconer, keeper of the ancient beacon at Farriage, Brigdan has acquired a multitude of titles and positions over the course of his life, but there are two appellations that he has always regarded as more important that the rest: that of being Alasdair's uncle, and being Vyrdin's most intimate and beloved friend. Conscious of Vyrdin's sit...
