Discussion on NewEarth

There are maps and then there are maps. Take a look at this one. You probably won’t find the rivers and mountains, but it might give you an idea about how the series works. For more information, check out the website at JuliaSchmeelk.com and see out the reader’s resources. some characters have been added to…

A reader asked why I didn’t give the settlers a renewable source of energy and the technology to harvest it and put it to use. This is a great question. The planet gives everyone the energy they need, but this reader was talking about technology as we know it. I considered that leaving earth, even…

I was in a discussion recently about what animal behavior prompted the development of Anne McCaffrey’s dragons. Was it cats? Horses? It was a discussion that was fun and entertaining, but it made me realize that my dragons are modeled after humans, but not entirely. I used some sealion and whale behaviors, some predatory 🦅,…

As we get into Acceptance, book6, there is more about the governments among the dragons, as well as the governments among the humans. The system the dragons use is complex, developed and long standing. The humans is far more fluid and inclined to shifts and changes. They are systems of government we understand. The dragons…

A number of people have been curious about certain animals mentioned in the NewEarth books. Athena, my talented and wonderful artist, has managed to draw several of them based on my descriptions. Take a peak at her collection of NewEarth pieces of art in the gallery under reader’s resources found under the NewEarth Series Tab.…

The tea of NewEarth is a particular plant usually dried and steeped in boiling water. It is generally consumed warm, may have other berries or herbs added to flavor. The tea plants were originally a plant from OldEarth, genetically modified and then it spread on NewEarth taking on a different flavor as it grows abundantly…

As you read the NewEarth Series, you realize that the dragons spend a lot of time gaining self-knowledge. This consist of what they are good at, what they enjoy, discovering and developing skills. Finding out what they do not like, what they avoid, what makes their stomach quake with dread. Learning what motivates them, what…

I don’t know if my readers have noticed yet, but the youngsters and youth on NewEarth are growing, hitting milestones and moving on. This happens with the same lack of fanfare and announcement that it does here on earth. The exception of course is if you manage to catch a parent in a mood to…

If Heron is a territory dragon, a Woodsmen, a wagon maker, Farmer’s Friend and companion; Trissy is a Woodmen, carver, craftsmen, parent and domestically skilled. She happens to be strongly connected to plants, Heron is most strongly connected to animals. They have many of the same skills with a few differences. Jenny too has many…