Izak Thorne is my DnD character. He's a non conventional Halfling Druid. Here's a little bit about his back ground and where he's up to in the campaign. Once upon a time I lived in the village with my father, Garret High-hill, and my little brother, Reed High-hill. They’re both perfectly boring halflings who love [...]
"Kill you darlings" is a common piece of advice when it comes to writing. But boy is it hard to do. Killing your darlings usually enriches the story and makes it flow better. So why is it so hard to do if it benefits you so much? Around this time last year I killed a [...]
Books always pile up on my bedside table.Some I own. Some I've borrowed.Some I fly through while some take a bit longer. The table doesn't look right unless there's at least one book there. Yes, I have a bookshelf too. Full of books I've read and ones I've been meaning to. Shelves full of worlds. [...]
In my little family, on Christmas eve we give each other a book to read. Last year my husband surprised me with a book I had been eagerly waiting to be released. It was a novella by WB Welch and Tory Hunter. My husband had heard me rave about their marketing on twitter. They loaded [...]
It's December! It's been a pretty crazy year and it's no secret that I have been struggling to write. At one point I even stopped trying to work on The Spare Prince. I came up with a new story idea that I am excited about. A steampunk world with half-dragon half-humans. I'll talk more about [...]
She seems shy, sitting over there on the other side of the room but when she smiles you can see it. The crinkles around those stunning blue eyes. The joy that can't be hidden by that huge bright smile. It lights up her beautiful face and shows a different side of her. A side that [...]
Some authors create such amazing fictional worlds, we can't help but want to be a part of them. There are the epic fantasy worlds like Middle Earth and the Six Duchies. Who hasn't done the Pottermore quiz and been sorted? I'm a Ravenclaw by the way. Who hasn't pretended to water-bend or figure out which [...]
It's a YA novel. It's set in a fantasy world. It has a strong female character that can fight and doesn't take any sass from anyone. It's got some magic and a broody, reluctant prince. There are love issues, possibly a triangle But The Spare Prince isn't like the other YA fantasy novel's you've read. [...]
A wispy pillar of smoke rose to the stars from Denali’s small fire. She tried to warm her dirty bare feet and hands. The fire was warm but she had to keep it small. Even a fire this size was a risk. They could see the flames through the trees of the woodland. But her [...]
Yes, 2019 only has 4 months left but yesterday I set some writing goals for the rest of the year. And it got me thinking about the goals I did set at the start of the year. These are the goals I came up with yesterday: Sometimes it's really hard to stay focused on your [...]
Dannie Travers 