May 2024 Updates

Writing Status: Team CCC: Shopping around to prospective suitors.Dragons and Vampires, Oh My!: Picking away at unfinished rough draft.Exiles of Eire Book 5: Brain juices brewing. Expected sometime in 2025.Heart of Hellfire Series: A makeover is in the works...Patreon Update: No bonuses this month. Got suddenly busy. Some reconstruction is in the works. 
​Favorite Read(s) of the Month: Gilded by Marissa Meyer
Dome 6 by Gail Carriger
​What Happened This Month? I have been doing a routine revision journey, and it's coming along, but so many social engagements! My best friend graduated from law school, another family friend graduated middle school, yet another young friend graduated high school. It was definitely a busy month with loved ones.

Last month I hinted at cool snippets of research. These newer projects are set in a totally different epic fantasy world, but I like looking into real-world history to get some ideas.

Team CCC takes place in a world that was inspired heavily by a mix of ancient Roman culture and an Italian Renaissance setting.

Here's a Roman stew that looked tasty.
The fairy tale that inspired this idea to start with.
A fascinating interview about the role of birds in ancient Rome.
A little about Renaissance universities...

Dragons and Vampires, Oh My! has a lot of influences from the Balkan region of Europe, and is about a trio of medieval bards.

A fascinating video on the history of Wallachia pre-Vlad III (aka Vlad the Impaler).
A tasty-looking vegetarian stew commonly made by medieval peasants.
Some musical insight about fiddling!

Making character playlists isn't really my thing, but...
Here's some mood music.

I hope you enjoy these peeks into the process! ​What to Expect Next Month? ​The plan is to do some reconstruction to go with the new life routines. I'll know more how that will benefit all of you fine people next time!