Posts by Julia Schmeelk

Trissy has a tremendous amount of strength to admire. Her skills are undeniable, from carving, child care, cooking, skin sewing, making do with what she has, and general woodcraft, her skills shine. However what makes her unforgettable is her character. She isn’t loud and attention grabbing, she is far more subtle and dignified. Trissy keeps…

In the beginning of Gordon’s Pride, readers find out that earth 🌏 has a problem, it has toxic clouds, acid rain, radiation bursts, and all kinds of environmental issues that make survival hard. Clean drinking water costs a lot of money and industry has already started harvesting resources from other planets and bringing them to…

Each book has different main characters, but the cast of important characters is huge and growing. Grabon and Heron are always important, as are their mates. You cannot leave off Hanna and Gordon from any story because they are intimitaly involved in everything. In book 6 Porter plays a key role as does Lars and…

Lots of Hanna’s cooking are things I learned to cook as a child, or things I cooked during other phases of my life. Many of the recipes are straight from my mother’s kitchen. The tea recipes are of my own creation, or something I have bought and recreated out of whole ingredients. A fall favorite…

“Do your dragons have six limbs?” Someone recently asked. And yes they do, two arms, two legs and of course their wings. Some of the other creatures on NewEarth also have six limbs, the pinarts for example, and the lopers. Other animals have four, like the gibber, hens, or the hopper. My dragons are mammals,…

Porter feels somewhat paternal towards Zack. He has provided a lot of guidance as Zack matured, not only protecting and practicing with him, but teaching him along with Grabon and Heron and the rest of the clan. Porter was in many ways, Zack’s person. If you have ever been in that position you know it…