Chapter 2
"What?! What did he say?!"
"He said you are insane, father." Owen replied.
"No! No pain! My ears are ringing, though!" his father shouted back at him.
"You should have waited for my brother, Lord Atrin. As I originally counseled." Dua hooked Owen’s father under his left arm and helped him to his feet.
"I used too much of the substance, that was my problem. But it worked! A bit more…energetically than I thought, but still this is a good experience! We. . .
Hi everybody!
Just wanted to remind you that The Lion in Darkness is now taking pre orders. A map will be up shortly, there were some conversion things that need to be ironed out but it won’t be long. Also I’ll be putting up a little more of the work soon, I’m still figuring out where all my stuff is in all these moving boxes, so that’ll be soon too. Thanks for following, and please do pre order. Don’t forget to bring a friend ;P
Greetings fellow Pirates!!
Its been a while, I know. I’ve been working in overdrive at night to make sure I can get my manuscript into Inkshares’ hands by my self-imposed deadline of next month. They are so chill though, they really don’t give deadlines, just support. This is a wonderful platform, and I’m grateful to be member of it.
BUT I have something so amazing to show you. Last month I decided I wanted a change, and thought a new cover would be a good idea. I enlisted a talented artist, Elizabeth Rupp, to design the book’s new cover. What do you think?
I think it looks amazing! Thank you Elizabeth!
So you ask, what does a dragon have to do with dinosaur paleontology? Pre-order The Pirates of Montana to find out!
No need for a fun dinosaur meme on this update. The Dragon Lizard will rise again!
Excelsior,
Erin
What’s this? A second update in two days after months of silence? Just wanted to share that "Lena" has a new column today:
http://bay-ata.com/sparked/blog/2016/07/26/should-i-finish-my-book/
Thanks to former student Patricia, the soul of wit (and brevity), who made us laugh with her letter about the self-doubt that sometimes creeps in and makes her want to give up (and burn her manuscript) because she is sure that none of the "real" authors with books on her shelves ever felt that way. If you’re a real writer (which of course you are), you know what she’s talking about. We certainly do. Sometimes it’s comforting just to know that others share your neuroses.
This is actually familiar territory for us not just as writers (ie: personally) but because the protagonist of Sparked, Laurel Goodwin, is also an aspiring writer, who becomes seized with insecurity after her sophomore English teacher suggests that she’s not digging deep enough or writing to her potential. This silences her for a while, but later she uses this advice to unlock a gift she wasn’t aware that she possessed. I won’t give any more away, but suffice it to say: this topic is near and dear to Lena’s heart!
Hi, everyone!
Another really quick sorta-update.
A really wonderful person has offered to buy 10 copies of The Last Faoii, but ONLY if those ten copies are donated to 10 different high school libraries in the US. How cool is that?? I’m really excited about it and happy to oblige-- we just need to find the 10 schools to send them to (assuming I get up to my Quill goal, that is).
So-- if you or someone you know works in/makes decisions for school libraries, let them know that I’d LOVE to send them a free signed copy of The Last Faoii. They can e-mail me at tahani.nelson@gmail.com or find me on Facebook (TahaniNelson) so I can get their mailing address. We’ll send copies to the first 10 that reply.
Oh! Also, make sure the school knows that it is a fantasy novel, and is for ages 13+. (Please do not respond if either of these things would be a problem in your school district).
Thanks again. Love always,
T