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Hanna and Grabon
Hanna is fascinated by Grabon when they first meet and she wants to craft his likeness in gold. Grabon was unsure until he saw two examples of her skill, a bentar and a spring bride. As the dragon examines the quality of her work and Heron translates for them, a special understanding begins to form.…
Read MoreFamily
One of the fun parts of building a world is deciding which elements of existence are most important. Among those many elements, I chose family to highlight. Naturally it emerges early in Gordon’s Pride. “I cannot eat your food” Hanna protested. “Our food. We are family now. You will eat with me every day for…
Read MoreWhat Would Grabon Do?
This is a great little game I play, looking around the world today. What would my great, intelligent, territory dragon think of melenials? He would love them for their sincere concern for the planet and their charity and forward thinking. What would Grabon think of American politics? He would search out the truth in their…
Read MoreDragon Skin
Aside from pigment, dragons in my series are mammals so they are warm, but how much hair do they have? Obviously they have certain tufts of hair, visible in Athena’s drawings, across their bodies, how much hair do you think they have? Certainly they are not furry, and Starseth will never have hair like Jenny…
Read MorePolitical? Humanity?
Someone recently asked me if my stories were a political commentary on the current US mess. I laughed because I originally wrote them before the current mess developed. So no, it is not directed at 2019 specifically. Rather my stories are a commentary on my understanding of humans, our interactions with one another, and as…
Read MoreWorking
As I am sure I have mentioned, I was able to get a really cool day job, promoting the idea of solar systems… not the kind that rotates around a sun, but panels that sit on a roof and produce power. You have undoubtedly heard about the push for alternative clean energy. It is fun…
Read MoreToes and Tails
I mentioned in other posts that dragons are sensitive about their tails, fingers, and toes; much like human males are sensitive about their balls, females protect their breasts, and both human sexes defend their faces. I might have neglected to mention that dragons are also sensitive about their wings, although not in the same way.…
Read MoreDragon Sensibilities
If you have been following the series, you realize that while my mammalian dragons think modesty is ridiculous, since everyone is naked under their clothes, they have other sensibilities different than humans. Dragons often conceal their bonds, certain talents, or even skills. They hide friendships and and in some cases the location of where they…
Read MoreNarrators and Readers
One of my future goals is to get a voice actor to read the books and record them so they can be sold through Amazon Audible. And as we begin figuring out how to choose a voice actor, a number of questions arise. Should it be a male or female? Accented speech or none? Fast…
Read MoreLasting Relationships
My stories are based on establishing long lasting relationships, an in real life I have plenty of examples to draw on. Both my grandparents had milestones marriages lasting fifty years or more and my parents just celebrated their 57th year together. Dragons live longer than humans, so their relationships that last a lifetime can span…
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