Posts by Julia Schmeelk
Aggression
Heron does not respond passively when a dragon flies in and drops dead meat on the path to Grabon’s nest. Not only does he take it poorly that the strange dragon is insulting and challenging Grabon, but his mate and Hanna were on that path when the meat fell from the sky. It was only…
Read MoreShout Out
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Read MoreHeron’s Emotions
Why does Heron go to such lengths to try and conceal his emotions from Trissy? Is it because of survivors guilt over the fires when he was a young man? Is it because of his feelings for Grabon and some of the other dragons? Is it because of the emotions that come into play because…
Read MoreDragons
While many people have rigid ideas of what a dragon should be, my own thoughts on the subject have always been a bit more fluid. In the beginning I considered having them have long hair, manes, and a less solid body type, but with six appendages, one set being wings. In the end I kept…
Read MoreHanna’s washing trick
In book 2 Hanna shows Trissy the trick and it turns out with practice she can do it as well. Maybe she doesn’t get as much water out as quickly, but it still lessens the drying time and amount of work it takes to wash clothing. Trissy’s reaction is of course, I wish I had…
Read MoreThe Slide
The idea of a slide was taken of course from the idea of an outhouse, you will see a variety of plumbing ideas as the series developes. Eliminating waste and depositing it somewhere gave me an interesting puzzle as I designed nests and built the culture of the dragons.
Read MoreFive Friends
Grabon’s five friends come in to visit, to check out Grabon’s newly claimed territory knowing that in the past they challenged him to claim a territory and they would settle down and become the foundation of his clan. Whether they thought he would take forever to complete the task, or if they were hoping he…
Read MoreGriss
The big red dragon who makes brews of all kinds had never intended to become a brewmaster like his sire because he has a different talent and thought he would have to choose between the two. Because of Grabon’s acceptance and willingness to see beyond the one role traditions of most dragons, Griss’ world opened…
Read MoreEarthquakes
We have many friends in Alaska and this morning early, they were shaken awake by a seismic event. Sirens blared, the ground shook, and the threat of battering waves of sea water forced them from their homes into designated safe zones. Fortunately they are all safe, sane and hopefully sleeping by now. I do not…
Read MoreCharacters
One of the problems starting in book 2 or Heron’s Bonds is keeping all the characters straight. As time goes on we’ll provide some charts and things, but my wonderful artist has provided a bit of a visual. Let me know if that helps.
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