Some vigorous website building has been going on behind the scenes with Luke Smart. Planning out the site was a headache on my own, but thanks to Luke\’s expertise, my site is NOW LIVE! It has all the updated \”News Items\” from my posts on social media, along with links to supporting businesses (such as […]
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Here is map two: a close up of Seratora, the country where “Beckoning of the Gate” takes place. Book one and two use it as a setting quite extensively, so it was imperative I got the detail out for continuity and as a reference. Many who know me know I’m not much of a navigator.
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If you’re like me, you love to keep track of your main character’s travels as their tale unfolds. In this, the trusty map has been a cornerstone for fantasy books for decades, perhaps longer. For me, it was essential once I decided to build on my world rather than confine the story to a single
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As my world has developed, so too has the overarching story and theme for the entire series. It is because of this I decided to do a kind of “Preface” (which you can read below). The aim is to give the reader a sense of the reality I’ve created, one I will use for all
It would be remiss of me not to tell everyone the story of how things began. Settle down, children. This is a saga in and of itself. My first writing venture started at age fifteen, however it was years in the making even before that. My Auntie Melissa and mother, Tina-Marie, had always encouraged me
After communications with Michelle Lovi (Editor Extraordinaire at Odyssey Publishing), I should be expecting the copyedit with revisions on or before the end of May. This will give Michelle time to thoroughly pick it to pieces and provide feedback for changes. I’m hoping for a June release date, but time will tell! I’ve waited this
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Sooo … I’ve been attempting to set up my own website in anticipation of my book being published. And … dang, websites are hard! Who would have thunk? I am currently going through Word Press and purchased my host and domain through Blue Host, which was fairly cheap. It’s kinda confusing but I’ve also decided
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Some people have asked me how I went about finding a cover artist. I was actually searching through Imgur (a funnies website that’s turned very political lately due to the US shenanigans) when I came across a post about fantasy artists. An author stated that she had used Instagram to follow a few fantasy art
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The manuscript for Beckoning of the Gate has been submitted to Odyssey Publishing (a small Australian and New Zealander publisher with an excellent selection of published titles under their primary business, Odyssey Books). Now begins the ACTUAL publishing journey. The copyedit alone can take between 6-10 weeks (holy moly!).
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Good morning all, It is with much excitement I present the cover art for Beckoning of the Gate by Nino Is. Nino has been very patient with me (and suitably artistic) in bringing a “scene” of my book to life. After he sent it through, I sat and giggled to myself for almost ten minutes
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