Seeing her picture brought his temper back to a boil.
Story Starter No. 8
The Victor Ehindero Award
This is a long overdue post and I’m so sorry for leaving it for so long! However, getting right into it, a massive thank you to the very lovely Obort for nominating me for the Victor Ehindero Award. If you haven’t yet, you absolutely need to go look at her blog The Sublime Ink. Her writing is so powerful and resonates for hours after reading it.
The Answers
- Dream Job?
Actually, I’ve got two. The first is that I would love to be a full-time writer comfortably living off my writing. The second however, is to own and manage my own bookstore or cafe.
- Where would you go for vacation?
Italy! I’ve wanted to go for years.
- What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?
My long-hair cat won’t let me out of bed until she’s cuddled me sufficiently, so petting her is the first thing. After that it’s getting coffee.
- Hobbies?
Art and graphic design (both of which I want to improve in). Following those, I dabble a little in jewelry making.
- 3 words that best describe you?
Stubborn. Intelligent. Creative.
- Strawberry, Chocolate or Vanilla?
Strawberry ice cream, chocolate cake, vanilla frosting.
The Nominees
Marina Sofia of findingtimetowrite
Ivy of Ivy’s Well Used Library Card.
Both the Alchemist himself and Chairman Meow of The Alchemist’s Studio.
The Rules
- Thank whoever nominated you!
- Make a post of the award with the logo.
- Answer the questions.
- Post the rules.
- Nominate someone else (the more the better!) Don’t forget to notify your nominees.
- Post 5-10 questions.
The Questions
- What’s your favorite season?
- What one thing do you want to learn?
- How many pets do you have? (Bonus: include pictures!)
- What is your biggest pet peeve?
- What’s your most treasured possession?
Check out the above blogs and don’t forget to visit The Sublime Ink as well!
Seventh: A Serial Story
Hair black as night.
Lips red as wine.
Skin pale as snow.
Eyes as dark as their hearts.
As a third generation seventh child, Crystal knows better than most how dangerous fairies can be. Now, thanks to a fairy’s meddling her brothers are in danger.
Lucinda, Queen of the blood fae, has claimed Crystal’s brothers. Their freedom may be regained, if Crystal is willing to trade them for the items Lucinda needs.
Six items traded for six brothers, and a seventh trade for her own freedom. Escaping from the underground realm of the fae might well require the help of another fairy. A fairy who knows the shadows just as well as Lucinda does. One who stands to gain just as much from Crystal’s entrapment as they do from her freedom.
Last week I announced my latest project. This week I’m even more excited to tell you all when you can see it and to let you know a little more about it.
Like Crimson and Gold, Seventh is vaguely based on a well-known Western fairy-tale. You’ll also be able to see characters from both Season of Preparing and The Spinning Wheel Trade in it. Unlike its related stories however, Seventh will be released as a serial story.
Updates to Seventh will release on Fridays, starting next week on August seventh. There are twelve parts.
You humans like to add ‘happily ever after’ onto your stories. There isn’t always a happily forever after, Sometimes it’s only ‘forever’ after.
July Recap
It’s been an incredibly busy month for me here, for several reasons. Not only am I getting Seventh prepped (and still so excited for it!) I’ve also had tons of good stuff coming in through my day job including a possible promotion, plus an award nomination from the lovely Obort over on The Sublime Ink (which I’m hoping I can get to soon).
Unfortunately, it hasn’t been all good news this month.
Meet Jasper.
This loveable jackass is my 17-year- old-cat. I’ve had him since I was twelve. He’s one of my two fur-babies and undisputed ruler of meal time.
About the middle of June we discovered he was having a hard time breathing. A trip to the vet reveal what’s called a pleural effusion: essentially liquid surrounding his lungs. That in itself is concerning, but the cause behind that fluid build up is even more concerning.
Heart disease. Specifically hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the heart muscles. It’s not uncommon for cats of his age and breed to develop a heart condition. It’s common enough at least, that treatment is relatively easy. Medication and low-stress are the two key requirements. It’s also impossible to predict whether it will affect his lifespan or not.
Moving forward brings challenges and a lot of changes I hadn’t expected. It’s hard to say for sure what those changes will mean and whether or not I’ll have to adjust the way I do things for his health.
At the moment I’m glad he’s happy and still a part of my life. I don’t know what next month holds, but I’m thankful for the good things this month.
A Project Announcement
I am super excited.
If you’ve been following me for a while, you might have noticed that I’ve mentioned a couple of times that I had a project I wanted to start showing off in July. Although that initial timeline ultimately didn’t go as planned, I’m finally at a point where I can tell you a little bit about it.
To start, you may remember The Spinning Wheel Trade which I released back in June. That tied in to my other short, Season of Preparing, both of which are set in the same universe as my novella, Crimson and Gold. All three of those are connected to my newest project.
Which, I have a cover image for.
I’m excited to share more about this in the next couple of weeks. Are you?
