Fantasy Romance
The courtyard was swept free of debris as Onyx set up her targets.
A circle had already gathered to watch her train. She had to train, even in this. Especially in this.
She ignored the onlookers.
Sword in one hand and shield in the other, she began her lethal ballet, the song of magic on her lips.
She struck the first target, and shoved the magic through her blade. The target exploded.
And so did the stone wall behind it.
Her feet betrayed her.
The wafting music of her mother’s piano playing distracted her as nothing else could.
Onyx’s brothers grinned at her. “Now we know your weakness.”
She thrust, catching him off guard and scoring a point. “I can still beat you.”
What secrets are okay to bury to save the life of a child? A town? A province? And who will pay the price when those secrets are unearthed?
Sir York buried his noble title and his past to join the Knights of Valor. He then accepted the most difficult of assignments to prove his dedication: rebuild the war-torn province of Marren. But the annual harvest is the least of his worries as a powerful and ancient evil threatens to consume all in it’s path, including every soul in Marren. When a beautiful but reclusive mage saves his life, Sir York will do anything to win her help to save Marren. Anything but fall in love with her.
Tessa couldn’t care less about Marren. Or so she tells herself. But they need her magic to survive, and so does Sir York, a man far too handsome, too charismatic, and too blessed by the gods. After all she’s endured, the last thing she needs is to fall in love with someone that will break her heart as surely as he will. Especially if he ever learns the truth about who she really is.
Just when it seems the people of Marren may actually stand a chance, unearthed secrets lead to a dead woman and a holy inquisition. Now, neither Sir York’s blade nor Tessa’s magic is enough to save them all. As darkness descends, Sir York and Tessa must face their pasts and risk everything, including their hearts, before the ancient evil devours them all.
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They were kids playing at being adults.
Maybe they would be adults one day.
Or maybe another war would take them before then.
Onyx prayed again that William would become king soon, and that he would lead them with wisdom the regent lacked.
Microsoft bought Wunderlist. Of course they did. Wunderlist was awesome, and Microsoft’s offerings…were not. Wunderlist was voted best product, Microsoft wasn’t. So, as is the case these days, the giant consumed the little guy.
I have been using Wunderlist for almost two years to help keep me on track with writing goals, and this year especially, I have used it as a motivating tool. I have even shared progress reports to help keep myself accountable.
Of course, I have no idea what Microsoft will do with it. For the moment, I can still access my stuff. Not sure how long.
But I can see the changes coming.
One of the things I loved about Wunderlist was that it was platform neutral because it was all on the web. I could access it from my android phone, my iPad, my laptop, or my MacBook. It was always the same exact screen.
The very first thing the new Microsoft platform wanted was for me to download the app for my specific device.
Uh, yeah, no.
Looks like it still has a web component. For now.
Maybe it will be as easy to use, maybe not.
I get progress, I really do, but I am not sure this is progress. The original program was terrific, met all my needs, and was easy to use. I don’t really want to spend brain power re-learning how to use something I understood before. I just want the darn thing to work.
Of course, I can’t tell you how well the new program works. Because I have to go back and figure out all of the passwords I had simply saved as part of my keychain.
Yeah, I know.
I am the weakest link. But I figured if someone really wanted to steal my To Do list, they could have it. Maybe they’ll even do it for me.
As I had previously mentioned, it is that time of year where my day job gets insanely busy. I will be putting in long hours at work, trying to balance family life, and still attempting to put forth some fresh words on a page.
I have new characters flying through my head, new kingdoms within my world, and new villains.
I am trying to keep the creativity lit while still meeting my other demands, and some of these characters won’t shut up.
Not a bad fate, except I have two other first drafts already in the works that I need to finish before I get to them.
I am not complaining about the plethora of ideas coming my way. What I need is more time…
For now, these new characters have been giving me snippets of their life and backstory on my commute into work, in the shower, while I make dinner…you get the idea. Whether any of these character will ever get their own book, I don’t know. Even if they do, how much of their story will stay the same, I don’t know.
But I thought it would be fun to share them with you. Give you a little glimpse of the madness that is being a writer as your characters are talking in your head.
I have precious little time lately, and rather than fight these shots of creativity, I am going to embrace it. See where it leads.
With that in mind, my blog posts for a bit will be shorts of all that they are showing me and telling me as I let them take over.
As always, let me know what you think.
If any of them sound particularly interesting, I will listen to them a bit more.
