Sara C. Walker's Blog, page 2

There be dragons

A snippet of what I’ve been working on. No date for release yet.

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Cozy

I’ve been trying to cultivate a cozy atmosphere, now that winter finally decided to arrive. All at once. I was enjoying the extended autumn, but it was weird seeing the lake still open and no snow on the ground in January.

As the holiday decorations came down, I replaced them with cozy items in browns and blues. Winter tones with warm textures. Twinkle lights with the coloured glass.

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Dragon Guard excerpt

I shifted my sword to my shield hand and took the binoculars from the man next to me. He was used to the sight of my w...

REALMSHARD - chapter 1

Waiting rooms were a special kind of hell. No chance to relax because my name might be called. No standing because the wait might be long. The months' old magazines have been handled by who knew how many hands and what germs might be on them. Not to mention the anticipation for the actual appointment. Hell. 

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Guild Park and Gardens part 2

Earlier this year, I spent an afternoon at Guild Park and Gardens in Scarborough as research for Realmshard, book 3 of the Julia Ivory series. The park is a haven for large architectural pieces that were saved from old buildings around Toronto. I shared some of what I saw in this post: The Gargoyles of Toronto. That post contains images of park features that are referenced in Realmshard.

Here are a few more interesting things I saw that day.

The birds in the park are very friendly.

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News, Fairy Tales, and Legends

Staghorn sumac matching its colours to the barns.

Big news! We got an air fryer. (I...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Local foliage showing off.

It’s been quite the weekend. I was sick. We had out-of-t...

Which Witch Tournament

I’ve chosen 16 of my favourite witches from books, TV and movies. They’re squaring off in pairs, until one remains. You decide who wins!

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HARVEST

Julia Ivory’s boss, Dagger Magnusson tried to take a vacation once. Just once.

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Wedding Jitters

A groom-to-be has the worst day ever.

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The crash o...