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From Infinity to Dreaming
Hello everyone! The Lore saga (years of writing) has now culminated in seeing the first eight books available in both digital and print formats. We can now read from The Infinity Mantle to The Dreamer Stones!
The Dreamer Stones will be live for download on Friday, 17 July. The paperback has beaten it to the finish line, though, and I'll post links as soon as they become available :)
I hope you will be ready for Lore of Sanctum once you've read these. Sanctum is darker and more adult, and comprises four books as well. Not for the faint-hearted!More on Lore of Sanctum soon. Meanwhile shout YAY with me as i celebrate the completion of Lore of Reaume at last :)
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The Dreamer Stones will be live for download on Friday, 17 July. The paperback has beaten it to the finish line, though, and I'll post links as soon as they become available :)
I hope you will be ready for Lore of Sanctum once you've read these. Sanctum is darker and more adult, and comprises four books as well. Not for the faint-hearted!More on Lore of Sanctum soon. Meanwhile shout YAY with me as i celebrate the completion of Lore of Reaume at last :)
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July 11, 2015
Justine's Journal #47
52 Weeks 500 Words
This is how it began: Justine (not her real name) decided to write 500 words (or as near as), anything goes, per week for 52 weeks. She would then submit it for anonymous posting, via me, her friend. Perhaps a pattern will emerge from her words, but at this stage it’s more an experiment I have agreed to share in. I’ll attempt to draw conclusions at the end of this. Stay tuned if this resonates with you.
Week 47
"This past week ended up being pretty hectic and I didn’t even get the chance to write properly in my private under-my-pillow journal. There are a few functions happening in my area, with loads of charities getting involved, and as I like to volunteer for good causes, I found myself a little harassed by day’s end, and a lot tired.
So I did this: I wrote one word in my journal to describe the day.
Looking back over five entries like that, I am surprised by how much one word can describe so much. In that one word is a full day of action, of emotion, of how I felt as the day ended.
Monday – frazzledTuesday – bone-tiredWednesday – contentedThursday – weary-happyFriday – laughing
Okay, so some were two words J But do you see the progression? It began with loads of set-up work and ended in the culmination events last night, which went smoothly and everyone had fun. Later this evening, we will pack it all up and I think my word then will be ‘exhausted’!
It was a good week. I made new friends and learned much about people and their willingness to help others without expecting payment other than the satisfaction of a job well done. This fills me with a glow. To me, this means we are still good as humankind and we still use our humanity. This is very special. If all of us would do something ‘extra’ no matter how small, we can change the world.
A smile can change the world! Try it. As you do your weekly shopping, pushing your trolley around crowded aisles, smile at someone. In most cases that someone will actually smile back and both your worlds suddenly feel brighter. This is very special also.
The one word entries led to a form of enlightenment, for me. I realised we do not need loads of words to describe an emotion, that a word can say so much even in singular. We do trip ourselves up, don’t we, when we try too hard to say something. Too many words can lead to misunderstanding. On the flipside, one word may say too little, so we need a happy compromise. And this is what I will try in future, use my happy compromise. When busy, it’s one word, but if I feel afterwards it needs more explanation, I’ll add something more. At the very least, that one word serves as a reminder and becomes something to build on.
I am so pleased life teaches us new ways all the time. And I am so pleased to know we are able to make new connections simply by smiling and lending a helping hand. Sometimes we live in an okay world!"
This is how it began: Justine (not her real name) decided to write 500 words (or as near as), anything goes, per week for 52 weeks. She would then submit it for anonymous posting, via me, her friend. Perhaps a pattern will emerge from her words, but at this stage it’s more an experiment I have agreed to share in. I’ll attempt to draw conclusions at the end of this. Stay tuned if this resonates with you.
Week 47
"This past week ended up being pretty hectic and I didn’t even get the chance to write properly in my private under-my-pillow journal. There are a few functions happening in my area, with loads of charities getting involved, and as I like to volunteer for good causes, I found myself a little harassed by day’s end, and a lot tired.
So I did this: I wrote one word in my journal to describe the day.
Looking back over five entries like that, I am surprised by how much one word can describe so much. In that one word is a full day of action, of emotion, of how I felt as the day ended.
Monday – frazzledTuesday – bone-tiredWednesday – contentedThursday – weary-happyFriday – laughing
Okay, so some were two words J But do you see the progression? It began with loads of set-up work and ended in the culmination events last night, which went smoothly and everyone had fun. Later this evening, we will pack it all up and I think my word then will be ‘exhausted’!
It was a good week. I made new friends and learned much about people and their willingness to help others without expecting payment other than the satisfaction of a job well done. This fills me with a glow. To me, this means we are still good as humankind and we still use our humanity. This is very special. If all of us would do something ‘extra’ no matter how small, we can change the world.
A smile can change the world! Try it. As you do your weekly shopping, pushing your trolley around crowded aisles, smile at someone. In most cases that someone will actually smile back and both your worlds suddenly feel brighter. This is very special also.
The one word entries led to a form of enlightenment, for me. I realised we do not need loads of words to describe an emotion, that a word can say so much even in singular. We do trip ourselves up, don’t we, when we try too hard to say something. Too many words can lead to misunderstanding. On the flipside, one word may say too little, so we need a happy compromise. And this is what I will try in future, use my happy compromise. When busy, it’s one word, but if I feel afterwards it needs more explanation, I’ll add something more. At the very least, that one word serves as a reminder and becomes something to build on.
I am so pleased life teaches us new ways all the time. And I am so pleased to know we are able to make new connections simply by smiling and lending a helping hand. Sometimes we live in an okay world!"
July 10, 2015
Elaina's World of Writing
So far, with the first half of the year behind us, this is what happened for this writer in 2015 :)
Republished ebooks after Thorstruck Press closed, now with Tirgearr Publishing (3)
The Tinsal DeckLatticeworkA Tear in the Cloud
Republished ebooks and paperbacks (2)
The Kallanon ScalesThe Nemisin Star
Paperbacks published for the first time (4)
The Infinity MantleThe Kinfire TreeThe Drowned ThroneThe Dragon Circle
New books (ebooks and paperback) (2)
The Sleeper SwordThe Dreamer Stones (currently on pre-order)
New ebooks (3)
FingerNale TalesAncient IlluminationSecret Remedies
Updated (1)
Our Friend Thomas Henson
Coming still in 2015 (8)
Realm WalkerLore of Arcana OmnibusTown ThomasLore of Reaume OmnibusThe Nemesis BladeJustine's JournalTravelling ThomasThe Echolone Mine
Foreseen for 2016
Thomas Henson's MansionThe Nowhere SphereThe Master MechanismMark of the KalionCircles of CivilisationSacred SpaceLore of Sanctum Omnibus
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Republished ebooks after Thorstruck Press closed, now with Tirgearr Publishing (3)
The Tinsal DeckLatticeworkA Tear in the Cloud
Republished ebooks and paperbacks (2)
The Kallanon ScalesThe Nemisin Star
Paperbacks published for the first time (4)
The Infinity MantleThe Kinfire TreeThe Drowned ThroneThe Dragon Circle
New books (ebooks and paperback) (2)
The Sleeper SwordThe Dreamer Stones (currently on pre-order)
New ebooks (3)
FingerNale TalesAncient IlluminationSecret Remedies
Updated (1)
Our Friend Thomas Henson
Coming still in 2015 (8)
Realm WalkerLore of Arcana OmnibusTown ThomasLore of Reaume OmnibusThe Nemesis BladeJustine's JournalTravelling ThomasThe Echolone Mine
Foreseen for 2016
Thomas Henson's MansionThe Nowhere SphereThe Master MechanismMark of the KalionCircles of CivilisationSacred SpaceLore of Sanctum Omnibus
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July 9, 2015
Our Friend Thomas Henson
Thomas has had a face lift!
New cover, and a few internal tweaks also. Our Friend Thomas Henson is now part of a series of four short stories - the Thomas H series. Look out for Town Thomas, coming soon!
Thomas Henson has issues, thirteen of them, and, indeed, one of them is superstition. When his life of luxury ends and he is dumped into an impoverished state, all these issues come home to roost, making it impossible for Thomas to stand up and take responsibility for his life. He even despises his name! Most all, however, he hates his neighbour, the ever laughing Ethan Danwick-Blythe, who has a perfect name and a perfect garden. Thomas is being lied to, however, and those lies will upset everything our Thomas hopes for. As he plots revenge on his neighbour, the time for all lies to be exposed approaches. This amusing little tale of self-delusion is Thomas Henson’s debut into real life.
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New cover, and a few internal tweaks also. Our Friend Thomas Henson is now part of a series of four short stories - the Thomas H series. Look out for Town Thomas, coming soon!
Thomas Henson has issues, thirteen of them, and, indeed, one of them is superstition. When his life of luxury ends and he is dumped into an impoverished state, all these issues come home to roost, making it impossible for Thomas to stand up and take responsibility for his life. He even despises his name! Most all, however, he hates his neighbour, the ever laughing Ethan Danwick-Blythe, who has a perfect name and a perfect garden. Thomas is being lied to, however, and those lies will upset everything our Thomas hopes for. As he plots revenge on his neighbour, the time for all lies to be exposed approaches. This amusing little tale of self-delusion is Thomas Henson’s debut into real life.
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