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May 16, 2011
Story for the Day: Livanon Fashion
Livanon Fashion
While their stay in Livanon was tolerated for a more substantial period, Alasdair and the commander were invited to attend the royal court. As there was little to do in the royal quarter of Livanon capital other than gawp at the odd fashions, endure the unforgivable snobbery, walk about the nobles' market and eat more cake than was good for them, they accepted the invitation if only to witness the further disparity between their two kingdoms.  ...
Story of the Day: Náiyre: Frewyn Drinking Game of Shame
A longy. 5,000 words just for you. Enjoy :D
Náiyre: Frewyn Drinking Game of Shame
Tomas Náiyre, a Frewyn drinking game of some consequence, was proposed for the evening by Aiden and Adaoire, and being in an excellent humour for revelry, Sheamas agreed to the diversion. Shayne and Tomas were as well summoned to join them, and though Tomas' abashed and quiet nature made him indisposed to inebriated jollity, he was persuaded by his intimate friends and his wife to leave the...
May 14, 2011
How to Write a Query Letter
Professor Den Asaan says check your spelling So, another little divergence. Some readers asked me "can you show us how to write a query letter"? Sure. I'll show you mine and we'll go through it section by section.1) Info. First are your minutiae: name, address, email, all contact info. Easy.
2) Book Info.
Book Title: "The Commander and the Den Asaan Rautu: Book One in the Haanta Series"Book Genre: Fiction - FantasySub Genre: Romance EpicBook Word Count: 165,201
Super simple. Now if you see my...
Story for the Day: A New Recruit
I was sitting at dinner when this story came to me. I had to write it down. A New Recruit
It was one day soon after the commander and Den Asaan had returned from Mharvholan when a particular case was brought before the royal court. She what she might of Alasdair's doing little during his day, but the commander was well aware from her own experiences that any time spent in court was unpleasant: it required forbearance for the ill-tempered noblemen, the readiness to subdue...
May 13, 2011
Story for the day: Uniform
A long-time reader said she loved Alasdair's uniform. Oh boy.
Uniform
On the morning after the commander declared the voyage to Mharvholan, Alasdair receive a stack of correspondence from the various regents of the kingdom. He had sent out a summons to each of them, inviting them to the Diras courts where they would give their seasonal reports of how their respective municipalities were faring. The regents of Westren, Varralla, Hallanys, Sethshire and Karnwyl all gave...
Extra story: Pains of Summer
I really hate summer. Here is why.
The Pains of Summer
Rautu and his war on ants After all the small reparations and cleaning of the house were completed, a small supper was made for those who wished it. Few claimed it was far too humid to eat anything beyond a few bites and far too hot to be walking outside before evening. The meal was tender and quiet, and once everyone had done, each went to a different corner of the house to sweat and feel uncomfortable.  ...
Guest Post on Baffled Books
The folks at Baffled Books were kind enough to let me do a guest post.Please visit their website and enjoy the other interviews and posts the site has to offer: http://baffledbooks.com/05/04/under-t...
Thanks again to Lisa at Baffled Books!
Story for the Day: Price of Serenity
Bou and Sheamas As the party had not been to the cottage in Sethshire in a season, there was much in the way of cleaning that need to be done: the grass must be tended, the flower beds must be tilled and replanted, the trimmings along the sills must be cut and the vines of ivy growing languidly about the house must be pulled back from the windows to allow the warm of the sun to pervade the glass. A short journey to Sethshire town was proposed for all the items necessary in the ...
May 12, 2011
Story for the Day: A Flourishing Attachment
I'm maybe, sort of, perhaps writing a book about Ladrei, Nidello and Arkastino. Maybe.
A Flourishing Attachment
It was one day when the throes of their daily lessons and imprisonment in the professed learning institution were about to begin that Ladrei had decided he would rather learn about the business of pleasure houses than sit in a room being told what to think. Surely arithmetic and language had their due importance, but he believed there should be more immediate and...
A Flourishing Attachment
It was one day when the throes of their daily lessons and imprisonment in the professed learning institution were about to begin that Ladrei had decided he would rather learn about the business of pleasure houses than sit in a room being told what to think. Surely arithmetic and language had their due importance, but he believed there should be more immediate and...
May 11, 2011
Interview and Review of Tales from Frewyn
Today, I bring you an interview I did with Sheena Freitas: http://sheenahfreitas.com/2011/05/11/...
As well, she read and reviewed Tales from Frewyn on Creative Suites: http://creative-suites.com/2011/05/ta...
Many thanks to Sheena for the interview! I hope everyone will enjoy Tales from Frewyn as much as she did.
As well, here are three of the finished images for the collection as made by Twisk :D
